Twitter users blocked by President Donald Trump weren't just threatening legal action if the president didn't unblock them on the social media platform — they followed through.
The seven users through the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Trump for blocking them. They were cut from his feed because they criticized the president and his policies on the platform.
The federal lawsuit claims Trump's blocks essentially silences his opponents, infringing on their First Amendment rights and keeps them from interacting in a public forum. Along with Trump, White House press secretary Sean Spicer and White House social media director Dan Scavino are named in the suit. Read more...
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