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by jpab
2084 days ago
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> Trump on twitter is literally just Donald Trump, not the president. There has been a specific legal battle about almost exactly this question. So far, the US court system disagrees with you. > "These tweets are published by a public official clothed with the authority of the state using social media as a tool of governance and as an official channel of communication on an interactive public platform," [2nd circuit] appeals court Judge Barrington Parker wrote. Trump is appealing that outcome though. https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/08/20/donal... |
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""By ignoring the critical distinction between the president’s (sometimes) official statements on Twitter and his always personal decision to block respondents from his own account, the opinion blurs the line between state action and private conduct," Wall said in asking the Supreme Court to hear the case."
The role of the presidential office and the private citizen Trump should not be treated as synonymous. Of course Trump is probably the worst particular case here because he blurs the line intentionally. For the reason outlined in the argument Trump ought to communicate through official channels and users on twitter should all be subject to the same rules. Or alternatively we acknowledge that Twitter is now the public square which means nobody gets to ban anyone else.