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Under the same principle banning accounts from social media because of their political opinions must also be considered unconstitutional.

• dragonwriter 7y ago
  No, because the principle actually at issue here is one governing government officials’ restrictions of communication in privately-owned forums used for official government purposes.
• moate 7y ago
  No, because Twitter itself isn't the government. For everyone playing at home: When the Government (personified by Trump in this case) limits your ability to express your freedom of speech (represented by blocking you on twitter) they're violating the first Amendment. When a private citizen or corporation does it, you're probably just violating their ToS.
  • geggam 7y ago
    Arguably then every govt employee is bound by this.
    • tareqak 7y ago
      Yeah and if they have decision-making power that affects their constituents then they probably should be bound by this ruling.
    • sdinsn 7y ago
      Every government employee that uses their twitter account as an official communication tool is bound by this
  • deleted 7y ago
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• SkyBelow 7y ago
  Are they interacting with an official government account? If yes, I agree. If no, then the block doesn't prevent any interactions with an official government account.