EFF Supports Suit Against Trump for Blocking Twitter Followers
President Donald Trump’s blocking of Twitter followers is unconstitutional, the Electronic Frontier Foundation said in an amicus brief filed Monday supporting the Knight First Amendment Institute’s July 11 suit against Trump and his communications team in the U.S. District Court…
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for the Southern District of New York. The suit complains that Trump and his team violated the First Amendment rights of seven followers of @realDonaldTrump who posted criticisms. Denying certain users access to policy announcements and debates that are widely disseminated on social media hinders the public’s ability to monitor the performance of government officials, EFF said.