Trump's lawsuit against Twitter has been dismissed by San Francisco federal district, Judge James Donato. He claimed that the social media platform did not violate the First Amendment rights of the former American leader.
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Ex-U.S. President Donald Trump's official Twitter account has been permanently suspended after the social media giant discovered some of his tweets violating the platform's community guidelines.
After that, Trump decided to sue the online platform since he claimed that Twitter was preventing his freedom of speech. However, it seems like the federal court doesn't agree with him.
Trump's Lawsuit Against Twitter Now Dismissed!
According to Engadget's latest report, federal district Judge James Donato said that Twitter did not violate Trump's freedom of speech.
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He clarified that this is because Twitter is a private company.
"The First Amendment applies only to governmental abridgments of speech and not to alleged abridgments by private companies," said Donato.
Because of this, the judge decided to reject the former POTUS' notion that the platform banned him because his opponents pressured it.
On the other hand, Donato further explained that Donald Trump has no legal standing to challenge Section 2030 of the CDA. If you want to see more details about the dismissed Twitter lawsuit filed by the ex-U.S. president, you can visit this link.
Trump's Twitter Violation
On Jan. 8, Twitter's official blog post explained why it suspended Trump's official Twitter account (@realDonaldTrump).
The social media company explained that some tweets Trump violated its Riles and Regulations, claiming that his posts could encourage criminal activities.
Here are some of Donald Trump's reported tweets:
- "The 75,000,000 great American Patriots who voted for me, AMERICA FIRST, and MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, will have a GIANT VOICE long into the future. They will not be disrespected or treated unfairly in any way, shape, or form!!!"
- "To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th."
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