Judge Rules Trump Can’t Block People on Twitter

Re:Judge Rules Trump Can’t Block People on Twitter by anigbrowl on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @05:15PM (#17138374)

But twitter is working with the government in hosting the tweets and thus assumes responsibility to provide a public square

No. No it doesn't. Allowing the government to use your service does not thereby make it part of the government.

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Re:Judge Rules Trump Can’t Block People on Twitter by echotango on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @11:51PM (#17140953)

So you're saying if fox news set up a 'private' website to host trump's posts and only allowed pro-trump people to comment that wouldnt violate free speech because it is a private website and the government itself isn't banning people who criticize it.

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Re:Judge Rules Trump Can’t Block People on Twitter by icebraining on Thursday May 24, 2018 @04:45AM (#17142221)

Fox News wouldn't violate the first amendment. At most, the POTUS might be prevented from using that website.

(Nitpick: "free speech" is a general philosophical concept; we're talking about the 1st Amendment, which is a particular application of one of many views on that concept)

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Re:Judge Rules Trump Can’t Block People on Twitter by PurpleBoxDragon on Thursday May 24, 2018 @09:39AM (#17143829)

So if Trump isn't banned from using that website, where is the difference from this case?

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Re:Judge Rules Trump Can’t Block People on Twitter by icebraining on Thursday May 24, 2018 @10:58AM (#17144608)

I'm confused, what website? The hypothetical one? Who said he wouldn't be?

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