Trump Can’t Block Users on Twitter, Appeals Court Rules

Trump Can’t Block Users on Twitter, Appeals Court Rules
Patrons view exhibits at the opening of “The Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library” in Washington on June 14, 2019. Win McNamee/Getty Images
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The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on July 9 that President Donald Trump violated the First Amendment when he blocked users from viewing and commenting on his Twitter messages.

The court determined that the president’s Twitter account is an official rather than a personal account, making his use of Twitter’s blocking feature akin to a government official excluding people he or she doesn’t agree with from a public forum.

Ivan Pentchoukov
Ivan Pentchoukov
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Ivan is the national editor of The Epoch Times. He has reported for The Epoch Times on a variety of topics since 2011.
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