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Court Rules That Politicians Blocking Followers Violates Free Speech
PhantOS:
--- Quote from: Trymos on July 29, 2017, 09:00:15 PM ---but the user is a major government entity whose major form of communication is twitter
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hes using a service which is providing him the right to block anyone he wants. its twitter's choice, not the 'american people' or the president or anybody. they get to decide whether blocking is allowed or not
there's no freedom of speech on the internet. unless you explicitly join a forum that guarantees that you can say whatever you want without repercussion, your freedom to say stuff is limited. if Annoying Orange wants to block someone from his own personal account, he can do it
Drydess:
--- Quote from: Red Spy on July 29, 2017, 09:04:53 PM ---when was the last time his twitter actually announced something important and wasn't a massive stuffpost
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Metario:
hey guys wanna know how to get around twitter blocks? it's called incognito mode :o
Punished Toxicology:
--- Quote from: Metario on July 29, 2017, 09:14:36 PM ---hey guys wanna know how to get around twitter blocks? it's called incognito mode :o
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SeventhSandwich:
Not sure whether I agree that blocking followers on twitter counts as a violation of free speech (even if POTUS is doing it), but it's definitely a richard move to silence the voices of your constituents.
Also, what kind of pusillanimous individual holds the most powerful office in the world and still feels the need to defend himself from trolls on social media? He could literally nuke them.