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October 2, 2021 01:58 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/2/22705584/trump-sues-reinstate-twitter-account-jan-6-riot-protest
Trump sues to reinstate his Twitter account
Former President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit in Florida seeking to force Twitter to reinstate him, arguing the platform’s ban violates the First Amendment and Florida’s new social media law.
Trump is seeking a preliminary injunction of Twitter’s ban, according to the complaint filed in the Southern District of Florida late Friday. The former president argues that Twitter, “coerced by members of the United States Congress,” is censoring him, describing the social media platform as “a major avenue of public discourse.” Trump seeks to be temporarily reinstated on Twitter while he continues his efforts toward permanent reinstatement.
Twitter “exercises a degree of power and control over political discourse in this country that is...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/2/22705584/trump-sues-reinstate-twitter-account-jan-6-riot-protest
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