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How is this legal ? Can I sue because of this as a non Twitter user ?

by jmclnx 2y ago

9283409232 2y ago
Legality does not matter to this admin. Sooner or later people will realize that.
- gryfft 2y ago
  [flagged]
- sharemywin 2y ago
  That's what happens when you elect a convicted criminal. kind of seems obvious when you think about it.
  - brendoelfrendo 2y ago
    This is, honestly, an insult to convicted criminals, who can at least reform. Trump is not simply a convicted criminals, he shows no remorse for his actions and eagerly resumes his dubious and potentially illegal behavior at the earliest opportunity.
FireBeyond 2y ago
Especially given Musk's propensity to ban users from Twitter.
deleted 2y ago
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1970-01-01 2y ago
Meta/Facebook will sue them for you. Forcing people to signup for a social media service seems winnable with their breed of lawyers (scum).
- dralley 2y ago
  I'm not seeing an awful lot of evidence of powerful tech companies standing up against these guys in court right now.
  - 1970-01-01 2y ago
    The FTC trial for FB is in a few days https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Trade_Commission_v._Meta_Platforms,_Inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Trade_Commission_v._Me....
    - olyjohn 2y ago
      How is Meta getting sued standing up to anything?
- jmclnx 2y ago
  FWIW I just contacted my reps, but since they are all chickins**ts these days, I doubt anything will happen. But with the ones in my State, I have a tiny chance they will try and stop this.
- rurp 2y ago
  The company run by a guy who has been busy publicly sucking up to trump and bribing him is going to take a stand over this? I doubt it.
- int_19h 2y ago
  Far more likely that Zuck will make some kind of deal to make Facebook another "official platform"
  - 1970-01-01 2y ago
    Too soon for login.facebook.gov I think
EasyMark 2y ago
Seems like you could sue. You are paying into SS, and that should give anyone "standing" to open up a lawsuit. Seems like a great opportunity for a young law firm to make a name for themselves.
- mcintyre1994 2y ago
  You should look up the targeting of law firms by Trump to understand why that’s unlikely. He’s found a method to destroy any law firm that opposes him, it’s obviously corrupt but Republicans don’t care so it works. My understanding is he passes an executive order that bans their staff from federal court buildings.
maeil 2y ago
> How is this legal ? Why do you keep asking this when these illegal acts have been happening every day for months? Genuinely, did you just awake out of a coma? > Can I sue because of this as a non Twitter user ? Good luck finding a lawyer, as they're almost certainly going to lose their job if the suit turns out remotely succesful.
chasd00 2y ago
how is it not legal? If you want to read their PR pieces go to the website and click on News or Press or whatever it is. Nothing is hidden from you because you're not a twitter user and you, as an individual, were never told of a PR anyway. It went to media agencies or via "dear colleague" letters (not exactly sure what that is but I'm 49 and have been paying taxes forever yet have never seen one in my mail ever)
- wasabi991011 2y ago
  > If you want to read their PR pieces go to the website They will not exist anymore. Literally the first words of TFA: > The Social Security Administration will no longer be communicating with the media and the public through press releases [...]
  - chasd00 2y ago
    “Communicating with the media”! This is ridiculous /enough inet today
- kube-system 2y ago
  Probably under several laws. But I know one: Government officials (of which, Musk is now one) cannot block or limit speech they agree with, particularly when petitioning the government, which is explicitly protected under the 1st amendment. https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/government-use-of-social-media/ https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/government-use-of-so... If Musk wants to run an official government communication channel, he will have to follow the laws that apply to communication with the government, of which there are many.
  - ndsipa_pomu 2y ago
    > If Musk wants to run an official government communication channel, he will have to follow the laws that apply to communication with the government, of which there are many. What happens if he doesn't follow those laws? Is there any way that he would face justice considering the current situation?

How is this legal ? Can I sue because of this as a non Twitter user ?

by jmclnx 2y ago

How is this legal ? Can I sue because of this as a non Twitter user ?

9283409232 2y ago

Legality does not matter to this admin. Sooner or later people will realize that.

gryfft 2y ago
[flagged]
sharemywin 2y ago
That's what happens when you elect a convicted criminal. kind of seems obvious when you think about it.
- brendoelfrendo 2y ago
  This is, honestly, an insult to convicted criminals, who can at least reform. Trump is not simply a convicted criminals, he shows no remorse for his actions and eagerly resumes his dubious and potentially illegal behavior at the earliest opportunity.

FireBeyond 2y ago

Especially given Musk's propensity to ban users from Twitter.

deleted 2y ago

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1970-01-01 2y ago

Meta/Facebook will sue them for you. Forcing people to signup for a social media service seems winnable with their breed of lawyers (scum).

dralley 2y ago
I'm not seeing an awful lot of evidence of powerful tech companies standing up against these guys in court right now.
- 1970-01-01 2y ago
  The FTC trial for FB is in a few days https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Trade_Commission_v._Meta_Platforms,_Inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Trade_Commission_v._Me....
  - olyjohn 2y ago
    How is Meta getting sued standing up to anything?
jmclnx 2y ago
FWIW I just contacted my reps, but since they are all chickins**ts these days, I doubt anything will happen. But with the ones in my State, I have a tiny chance they will try and stop this.
rurp 2y ago
The company run by a guy who has been busy publicly sucking up to trump and bribing him is going to take a stand over this? I doubt it.
int_19h 2y ago
Far more likely that Zuck will make some kind of deal to make Facebook another "official platform"
- 1970-01-01 2y ago
  Too soon for login.facebook.gov I think

EasyMark 2y ago

Seems like you could sue. You are paying into SS, and that should give anyone "standing" to open up a lawsuit. Seems like a great opportunity for a young law firm to make a name for themselves.

mcintyre1994 2y ago
You should look up the targeting of law firms by Trump to understand why that’s unlikely. He’s found a method to destroy any law firm that opposes him, it’s obviously corrupt but Republicans don’t care so it works. My understanding is he passes an executive order that bans their staff from federal court buildings.

maeil 2y ago

> How is this legal ? Why do you keep asking this when these illegal acts have been happening every day for months? Genuinely, did you just awake out of a coma? > Can I sue because of this as a non Twitter user ? Good luck finding a lawyer, as they're almost certainly going to lose their job if the suit turns out remotely succesful.

chasd00 2y ago

how is it not legal? If you want to read their PR pieces go to the website and click on News or Press or whatever it is. Nothing is hidden from you because you're not a twitter user and you, as an individual, were never told of a PR anyway. It went to media agencies or via "dear colleague" letters (not exactly sure what that is but I'm 49 and have been paying taxes forever yet have never seen one in my mail ever)

wasabi991011 2y ago
> If you want to read their PR pieces go to the website They will not exist anymore. Literally the first words of TFA: > The Social Security Administration will no longer be communicating with the media and the public through press releases [...]
- chasd00 2y ago
  “Communicating with the media”! This is ridiculous /enough inet today
kube-system 2y ago
Probably under several laws. But I know one: Government officials (of which, Musk is now one) cannot block or limit speech they agree with, particularly when petitioning the government, which is explicitly protected under the 1st amendment. https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/government-use-of-social-media/ https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/government-use-of-so... If Musk wants to run an official government communication channel, he will have to follow the laws that apply to communication with the government, of which there are many.
- ndsipa_pomu 2y ago
  > If Musk wants to run an official government communication channel, he will have to follow the laws that apply to communication with the government, of which there are many. What happens if he doesn't follow those laws? Is there any way that he would face justice considering the current situation?