Judge dismisses Donald Trump's lawsuit against Twitter
By Curt_Anderson May 7, 2022 8:32 am Category: Law (0.0 from 0 votes)
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In his heyday Donald Trump was tweeting 30 times a day. So when he was unceremoniously kicked off Twitter it was like cutting off an addict. So of course he sued.
Judge Donato noted, citing federal case law, that, "Twitter is a private company, and 'the First Amendment applies only to governmental abridgements of speech, and not to alleged abridgements by private companies.' "
Donato rejected the notion that Twitter's ban of Trump and the others was attributable to the government's actions, which would be the only way to uphold the claim of a violation of the First Amendment.
"Overall, the amended complaint does not plausibly allege that Twitter acted as a government entity when it closed plaintiffs' accounts," Donato wrote.
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In his heyday Donald Trump was tweeting 30 times a day. So when he was unceremoniously kicked off Twitter it was like cutting off an addict. So of course he sued.