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Block, unblock

24 May 2018

7:28 PM

24 May 2018

7:28 PM

A fascinating court decision regarding The Donald and the First Amendment. The Verge reports:

It is unconstitutional for public officials, including the president, to block Twitter followers who criticize them, a court ruled today in a legal dispute over President Trump’s account.

The lawsuit, brought by Columbia University’s Knight First Amendment Institute, argued that Twitter users blocked by @realdonaldtrump had their First Amendment rights violated.

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