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Twitter v. Trump, Part 3: Trump’s Best ‘Free Speech’ Claim Against Twitter

Twitter v. Trump, Part 3: Trump’s Best ‘Free Speech’ Claim Against Twitter
White House press decretary Jen Psaki holds a press conference in Washington on July 12, 2021. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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“We’ve increased disinformation research and tracking .... We’re flagging problematic posts for Facebook that spread disinformation. ... It’s important to take faster action against harmful posts. As you all know, information travels quite quickly on social media platforms; sometimes it’s not accurate. And Facebook needs to move more quickly to remove harmful, violative posts,” said White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on July 15.
Rob Natelson
Rob Natelson
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Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor who is senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver, authored “The Original Constitution” (4th ed., 2025). He is a contributor to the Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”
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