Re:The Frustration Loop
by petre on Saturday September 23, 2023 @08:05AM
(#37622525)
It has come to my attention that govevnment use of social media creates a designated public forum.
However, the 2nd and 4th Circuit Courts of Appeals have ruled that "blocking individuals because of their political expression constitutes viewpoint discrimination". However, the troll is being blocked because of past ToS violations. The system could block their ability to comment on any thread. Then they'll need to create a new throwaway account, which limits their ability to comment on government threads until a certain karma level is reached. It's not "discrimination" but rather "safeguarding". They can challenge it in court if they like.
If you have users with the required karma level trolling, they'll be downvoted anyway, so just mute their posts or hide them under a collapsed flagged thread.
This is quite different than the Trump case removing users' comments from Twitter.
However, the 2nd and 4th Circuit Courts of Appeals have ruled that "blocking individuals because of their political expression constitutes viewpoint discrimination". However, the troll is being blocked because of past ToS violations. The system could block their ability to comment on any thread. Then they'll need to create a new throwaway account, which limits their ability to comment on government threads until a certain karma level is reached. It's not "discrimination" but rather "safeguarding". They can challenge it in court if they like.
If you have users with the required karma level trolling, they'll be downvoted anyway, so just mute their posts or hide them under a collapsed flagged thread.
This is quite different than the Trump case removing users' comments from Twitter.