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Trump can't block users on Twitter, federal judge rules

LowDown said:
Blocking people from your threads doesn't prevent them from posting to Twitter or Facebook.

Trump apparently drives certain judges mad. Never have there been so many flawed rulings just to spite a President.
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It prevents them from interacting with Trump’s tweets. It was that “interactive space” that was found to be a public forum.
 
Anagram said:
Well I haven't seen what the plaintiff's were blocked for, but I imagine if they could've argued it was for something else they would have.
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I believe it became almost a game, to find out how mild a criticism it took for him to block you. Then someone pointed out the free speech implications of the POTUS silencing critics out of hand.
 
Peony said:
If I understand the ruling correctly, Trump is not entitled to the same rights to block other users on twitter only because he is POTUS. Ordinary folk can block other users on twitter even when politics is an issue of disagreement. If POTUS can't block someone because they disagree politically then is the same true for all people working in government?

Different rules for the ruling class vs the ruled? That doesn't sound right to me.
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If he were just on Twitter like a normal user, it would be different. He has chosen this platform as a part of communicating policy, etc. When you commandeer a social media platform to be used as a communication tool for your administration, you have to be able to be available to all people, because they are who you represent.
 
SonOfDaedalus said:
Trump is the head of the government and he tweets about government issues. He's president of all citizens. He can't block some and not others.
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You're saying that because he is POTUS he isn't entitled to not talk to some people on twitter. Because he is "president of all citizens" he doesn't have the same rights that citizens do to block some users on tweeter. Interesting.... Does that lack of blocking power apply to all government workers or just the "head"?
 
Superfly said:
If he were just on Twitter like a normal user, it would be different. He has chosen this platform as a part of communicating policy, etc. When you commandeer a social media platform to be used as a communication tool for your administration, you have to be able to be available to all people, because they are who you represent.
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You're saying if he were just sharing cookie recipes he could block away but because he is POTUS he can't express his opinion on politics or current events or anything remotely related to his job without it being "official". Interesting. What makes you think he "represents" all twitter participants? You do know that twitter is not used only by Americans, don't you?
 
Anagram said:
It prevents them from interacting with Trump’s tweets. It was that “interactive space” that was found to be a public forum.
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And because we have the 1st Am. guarantee to assemble and petition the government for redress of grievances.
 
Peony said:
You're saying if he were just sharing cookie recipes he could block away but because he is POTUS he can't express his opinion on politics or current events or anything remotely related to his job without it being "official". Interesting. What makes you think he "represents" all twitter participants? You do know that twitter is not used only by Americans, don't you?
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I am not saying.

The Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York is saying.

Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald, of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, said President Trump’s Twitter account is a public forum and blocking people who reply to his tweets with differing opinions constitutes viewpoint discrimination, which violates the First Amendment.
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Maybe you should ask Her Honor if she knows that not all Twitter users are American.

I'm sure she will take your comments into consideration with regards to her ruling.
 
The District Court's opinion does not prevent Trump from blocking anyone on Twitter.
 
Superfly said:
I am not saying.

The Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York is saying.



Maybe you should ask Her Honor if she knows that not all Twitter users are American.

I'm sure she will take your comments into consideration with regards to her ruling.
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You agree with the judge that Trump's twitter followers can't be blocked because "he represents all people"! That some twitter members aren't Americans is relevant- unless you are intentionally ignoring your own point. You appear to be doing just that- unless of course, you are just plain stupid. Either way, you are wasting my time.
 
Winston said:
haha, well, a small win today for America, but a win none-the-less. Trump is such a child, there is no way you could get him to focus on #MAGA when people are tweeting dissenting opinions on his Twitter. He's too petty.
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Keep in mind, this cuts both ways. What about liberal twitter accounts?
 
 
Peony said:
You agree with the judge that Trump's twitter followers can't be blocked because "he represents all people"! That some twitter members aren't Americans is relevant- unless you are intentionally ignoring your own point. You appear to be doing just that- unless of course, you are just plain stupid. Either way, you are wasting my time.
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well that just hurts my feelings. :lol: :lol:

It's really simple. If he is using a social media platform as an official form of communication between himself and the country he presides over, all those he presides over have the right to hear what he has to say, and he has the right to hear them. Why are you having such a hard time with this?
 
Superfly said:
well that just hurts my feelings. :lol: :lol:

It's really simple. If he is using a social media platform as an official form of communication between himself and the country he presides over, all those he presides over have the right to hear what he has to say, and he has the right to hear them. Why are you having such a hard time with this?
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I have a hard time with it because it's bull****. As I pointed out earlier(you must have you missed or ignored it) previous POTUSs have communicated with "the country he presides over" online.
That doesn't make those communications "official" even if they happen regularly. To suggest that POTUS has to be inclusive to everybody all the time is childish to say the least and certainly doesn't qualify as a legal reason to deny him the option of blocking certain people on twitter. This judgement sets an ugly precedent.
 
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