Surely that must mean that Twitter banning people is also a violation of the first amendment, since that prevents them from accessing the same "public square" this ruling is protecting their access to.
Judge Rules Trump Can’t Block People on Twitter
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#12Don’t understand this. Blocking a person does not prevent the followers of said person to see the conversation , thus it’s not a public forum?
I'm not sure if replies to a tweet from someone who blocked you are associated with the tweet you replied to.
If not, the followers would not see the reply in that thread/ conversation.
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#13"The judge declined to issue an order forcing Trump to unblock the users, saying her ruling should be sufficient to force a change in behavior."
Because Trump is the master of sub-text and will pick up that he should unblock them.
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#14So, would it be okay for Trump's YouTube channel to prevent any comment from being made? That's a feature of YouTube. Might need to enable that for Twitter.
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#15Will this apply to all government officials on twitter? Can twitter still ban a user if they deem the content to be harassment/etc?
This is covered in the quote in the 4th paragraph. It applies to all government officials, but it only covers reactions to political statements. Harassment is still a valid reason to block someone. If they like a sports team the official doesn't, that's probably valid too.
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#16I feel pretty conflicted on this. The way Trump is using his Twitter, it almost becomes public property. I mean he's making huge announcements, almost solely on Twitter. So, at that point, it's almost like denying public access to the State of the Union. But, on the other hand, it's his damn Twitter and he should be able to do whatever he wants with it. I guess it begs the question, when you're a "public servant", an…
The ruling revolves around how he is using the account. If the had been just giving cooking tips then it would not have been considered a 'government' account which seem reasonable.
That's exactly what I am saying. Since he's using it in an official capacity, it becomes questionable. I agree with the ruling, as it pertains to his usage.
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#17I feel pretty conflicted on this. The way Trump is using his Twitter, it almost becomes public property. I mean he's making huge announcements, almost solely on Twitter. So, at that point, it's almost like denying public access to the State of the Union. But, on the other hand, it's his damn Twitter and he should be able to do whatever he wants with it. I guess it begs the question, when you're a "public servant", an…
I fully agree, just as movie stars enter into contracts to limit their public appearance, because image is everything. Trump is nothing much more, in my view.
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#18Surely that must mean that Twitter banning people is also a violation of the first amendment, since that prevents them from accessing the same "public square" this ruling is protecting their access to.
they ll probably implement something like "you are banned from all twitter except trump"
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#19This is funny. it sounds like it will be more work for twitter than it will be for Trump
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#20Surely that must mean that Twitter banning people is also a violation of the first amendment, since that prevents them from accessing the same "public square" this ruling is protecting their access to.
they ll probably implement something like "you are banned from all twitter except trump"
That seems like cruel and unusual punishment.