Trump goes to court; asks Twitter to temporarily restore his account
3 years, 3 months ago

Trump goes to court; asks Twitter to temporarily restore his account

India TV News  

Former President Donald Trump has asked a federal judge in Florida to force Twitter to restore his account, which the company suspended in January following the deadly storming of the US Capitol. Trump’s attorneys on Friday filed a motion in US District Court in Miami seeking a preliminary injunction against Twitter and its CEO, Jack Dorsey. The company permanently banned Trump from its platform days after his followers violently stormed the Capitol building to try to block Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s presidential win. In July, Trump filed lawsuits in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against all three tech companies and their CEOs, claiming that he and other conservatives have been wrongfully censored.

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US Supreme Court sidesteps dispute on state laws regulating social media
6 months, 1 week ago

US Supreme Court sidesteps dispute on state laws regulating social media

Hindustan Times  

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sidestepped making a decision on the legality of Republican-backed laws in Florida and Texas designed to restrict the power of social media companies to curb content that the platforms deem objectionable. The justices unanimously threw out separate judicial decisions involving challenges brought by tech industry trade groups to the two laws under the U.S. …

Supreme Court puts off ruling on whether state social media laws violate the 1st Amendment
6 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court puts off ruling on whether state social media laws violate the 1st Amendment

LA Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday said it is putting off a ruling for now on whether social media laws adopted by Florida and Texas violate the 1st Amendment. The Florida and Texas laws under review arose from complaints three years ago that President Trump had been discriminated against or unfairly blocked by social media sites, including Twitter. Ron DeSantis signed …

The Supreme Court nears the end of another momentous term. A decision on Trump’s immunity looms
6 months, 1 week ago

The Supreme Court nears the end of another momentous term. A decision on Trump’s immunity looms

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In the last 10 days of June, on a frenetic pace of its own making, the Supreme Court touched a wide swath of American society in a torrent of decisions on abortion, guns, the environment, health, the opioid crisis, securities fraud and homelessness. The court also will decide whether state laws limiting how social media platforms regulate content …

Supreme Court dismisses Republican suit claiming Biden administration censored social media
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court dismisses Republican suit claiming Biden administration censored social media

LA Times  

The U.S. Supreme Court in a 6-3 vote threw out a claim alleging the right to free speech was being violated by the Biden administration. The Supreme Court on Wednesday cast aside claims that the Biden administration has been censoring conservatives by pressing social media sites to take down dangerous misinformation. The ruling throws out a broad court order issued …

What’s left for the Supreme Court to decide? 4 cases remain and here are the major ones
6 months, 4 weeks ago

What’s left for the Supreme Court to decide? 4 cases remain and here are the major ones

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has four cases still undecided. In particular, the justices are still weighing whether former President Donald Trump is immune from criminal prosecution in the election interference case against him, roughly two months after hearing arguments. Here’s a look at three of the major undecided cases: Presidential immunity Donald Trump is arguing that former presidents are …

Supreme Court seems favorable to Biden administration over efforts to combat social media posts
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court seems favorable to Biden administration over efforts to combat social media posts

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed likely Monday to side with the Biden administration in a dispute with Republican-led states over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security in a case that could set standards for free speech in the digital age. Justice Brett Kavanaugh also signaled …

The US Supreme Court Holds the Future of the Internet in Its Hands
55 years ago

The US Supreme Court Holds the Future of the Internet in Its Hands

Wired  

The US Supreme Court seems torn over whether to trigger a radical transformation of the internet. The nation’s highest court heard arguments Monday over state laws in Florida and Texas that restrict how platforms like Facebook and YouTube moderate speech. Florida and Texas passed the laws under debate in 2021, not long after social media platforms booted former president Donald …

'We don't want insurrectionists': Justice Kagan blows up on Florida's social media law
10 months, 2 weeks ago

'We don't want insurrectionists': Justice Kagan blows up on Florida's social media law

Raw Story  

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan grilled Florida solicitor Henry Whitaker over laws that would prevent social media companies from taking down objectionable content during oral arguments at the Court on Monday. "I mean, we point out in our brief that when we think that if you had a, an internet platform that indeed had a platform driven message, was selective …

Supreme Court casts doubt on GOP-led states’ efforts to regulate social media platforms
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court casts doubt on GOP-led states’ efforts to regulate social media platforms

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court cast doubt Monday on state laws that could affect how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube and other social media platforms regulate content posted by their users. Next month, the court will hear an appeal from Louisiana, Missouri and other parties accusing administration officials of pressuring social media companies to silence conservative points of view. Social media …

Supreme Court questions whether Texas and Florida can regulate social media to ‘protect’ speech
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court questions whether Texas and Florida can regulate social media to ‘protect’ speech

LA Times  

The conservative Supreme Court heard arguments Monday on whether Texas and Florida, the two largest Republican states, can regulate what appears on social media sites. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr. disagreed, saying the two states were defending free speech against “censorship.” Thomas said the social media sites act as “common carriers” for speech, similar to telephone companies, …

Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s arguments on Texas and Florida’s social media laws and the First Amendment
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s arguments on Texas and Florida’s social media laws and the First Amendment

CNN  

CNN — The Supreme Court expressed skepticism Monday about state laws in Texas and Florida designed to stop social media giants from throttling conservative views but also suggested that whatever decision emerges may not be the court’s final word on the significant First Amendment questions raised by the case. The justices struggled with sweeping First Amendment questions about whether social …

The Supreme Court allows the White House to continue work to combat controversial social media posts
1 year, 2 months ago

The Supreme Court allows the White House to continue work to combat controversial social media posts

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday said it would indefinitely block a lower court order curbing Biden administration efforts to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security. “The Fifth Circuit erred in finding coercion by the White House, Surgeon General’s office, and FBI because the court did not identify any threat, implicit or explicit, …

US judge threatens to hold Trump in contempt for violating gag order
1 year, 2 months ago

US judge threatens to hold Trump in contempt for violating gag order

Al Jazeera  

Judge says the former president could face penalties for failing to retract previous remarks about court staff. A United States judge has threatened to hold former US President Donald Trump in contempt after he violated a previous gag order by failing to retract previous disparaging comments about court staff. Justice Arthur Engoron said on Friday that Trump has refused to …

Supreme Court to hear court ban on government contact with social media companies
1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court to hear court ban on government contact with social media companies

NPR  

Supreme Court to hear court ban on government contact with social media companies Enlarge this image Eric Baradat/AFP/Getty Images Eric Baradat/AFP/Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to review a lower court decision that barred White House officials and a broad array of other government employees at key agencies from contact with social media companies. In the meantime, …

Citing Trump’s online attacks, US prosecutors seek protections for potential jurors in election case
1 year, 3 months ago

Citing Trump’s online attacks, US prosecutors seek protections for potential jurors in election case

Associated Press  

Federal prosecutors on Tuesday urged the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s election interference case in Washington to take steps to protect the identity of prospective jurors, citing the former president’s “continued use of social media as a weapon of intimidation in court proceedings.” Special counsel Jack Smith’s team wants U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to issue a written questionnaire to help …

Trump fumes that Biden 'secretly attacked' his 'civil rights' after Jack Smith's Twitter warrant revealed
1 year, 5 months ago

Trump fumes that Biden 'secretly attacked' his 'civil rights' after Jack Smith's Twitter warrant revealed

Raw Story  

Donald Trump on Wednesday alleged that Joe Biden “attacked” his social media account in the former president’s latest apparent effort to link his ongoing legal troubles with his political aspirations. “Just found out that Crooked Joe Biden’s DOJ secretly attacked my Twitter account, making it a point not to let me know about this major ‘hit’ on my civil rights,” …

Revealed: Jack Smith got search warrant for Trump's Twitter account
1 year, 5 months ago

Revealed: Jack Smith got search warrant for Trump's Twitter account

Raw Story  

Special counsel Jack Smith earlier this year sought and then received a search warrant for former President Donald Trump's Twitter account. "Twitter complained that the order violated the First Amendment and that the federal judge overseeing the matter at the time — U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell — should have blocked enforcement of the search warrant until the objection …

US govt seeks emergency order halting ban on social media company contacts
1 year, 6 months ago

US govt seeks emergency order halting ban on social media company contacts

Firstpost  

The administration appealed the order on July 5, the day after it was issued. An emergency stay would put it on hold while the 5th Circuit considers the appeal The Biden administration on Thursday asked a federal appeals court for an emergency order halting a lower court ruling that bars some government agencies and officials from meeting and communicating with …

Twitter’s own lawyers refute Elon Musk’s claim that the ‘Twitter Files’ exposed US government censorship
1 year, 7 months ago

Twitter’s own lawyers refute Elon Musk’s claim that the ‘Twitter Files’ exposed US government censorship

CNN  

CNN — For months, Twitter owner Elon Musk and his allies have amplified baseless claims that the US government illegally coerced Twitter into censoring a 2020 New York Post article about Hunter Biden. Now, though, Twitter’s own lawyers are disputing those claims in a case involving former President Donald Trump — forcefully rejecting any suggestion that the Twitter Files show …

Twitter Files Part 5 reveals not all staffers believed Trump violated 'incitement' policy
2 years ago

Twitter Files Part 5 reveals not all staffers believed Trump violated 'incitement' policy

Firstpost  

The fifth installment of Elon Musk’s Twitter Files revealed that staffers believed that tweets written by Trump around the events of 6 January, 2021, had were not really in violation of policies despite the company saying it was at that time New York: The fifth installment of Elon Musk’s Twitter Files revealed that staffers believed that tweets written by former …

Elon Musk says Trump didn’t violate Twitter’s rules. The truth is more complicated
2 years ago

Elon Musk says Trump didn’t violate Twitter’s rules. The truth is more complicated

CNN  

New York CNN — A series of internal Twitter documents shared on the social media platform Monday offer a glimpse into internal debates among some of the company’s employees ahead of its decision to ban then-President Donald Trump following the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. A screenshot from an internal Twitter slack conversation, where employees’ names have …

Twitter Files reveal internal conversations after Trump was banned
2 years, 1 month ago

Twitter Files reveal internal conversations after Trump was banned

Live Mint  

Internal communications between Twitter executives have leaked revealing how the staffers interfered with the US election before ‘deplatforming’ Donald President. Independent journalist Matt Tabibi in a series of tweets has revealed “the story of what happened between riots at the Capitol on January 6th, and the removal of President Donald Trump from Twitter on January 8th". “Before J6, Twitter was …

US appeals court bars social media cos’ right to regulate online speech: Report
2 years, 3 months ago

US appeals court bars social media cos’ right to regulate online speech: Report

Live Mint  

A United States appeals court on Friday upheld a Texas law that reportedly bars large social media companies from banning or censoring users based on “viewpoint,” a setback for technology industry groups that say the measure would turn platforms into bastions of dangerous content, according to Reuters report. Judge Andrew Oldham, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, wrote in …

Hillary Clinton uses Trump’s tweets against him in ‘drily humorous’ lawsuit motion
2 years, 5 months ago

Hillary Clinton uses Trump’s tweets against him in ‘drily humorous’ lawsuit motion

Raw Story  

The infamous @realDonaldTrump Twitter account was permanently suspended two days after his unsuccessful coup attempt, but the legacy of his publicly posted statements has become evidence in his lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, the Democratic National Committee, and others. In March, Trump filed a lawsuit accusing Democrats of an "unthinkable plot" in 2016 to make him look like Putin's puppet. Politico …

Federal appeals court rules for social media companies in battle over content moderation
2 years, 7 months ago

Federal appeals court rules for social media companies in battle over content moderation

CNN  

Washington CNN Business — Key parts of a Florida law restricting social media platforms’ ability to moderate content likely violate the First Amendment, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, in a victory for the tech industry amid a wider battle over digital speech. The Florida law seeks to allow political candidates to sue social media platforms over allegations of censorship, …

Appeals court: Florida law on social media unconstitutional
2 years, 7 months ago

Appeals court: Florida law on social media unconstitutional

Associated Press  

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A Florida law intended to punish social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter is an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, dealing a major victory to companies who had been accused by GOP Gov. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously concluded that it was overreach for DeSantis and the Republican-led Florida …

Tech firms ask U.S. Supreme Court to block Texas social media law
2 years, 7 months ago

Tech firms ask U.S. Supreme Court to block Texas social media law

The Hindu  

Lobbying groups representing Facebook, Twitter, Google and other tech companies filed an emergency request with the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, seeking to block a Texas law that prohibits large social media platforms from banning users based on their political views. The law forbids social media companies with more than 50 million active users per month from banning members based …

Elon Musk wants Parag Agrawal to restore Donald Trump's Twitter account
2 years, 7 months ago

Elon Musk wants Parag Agrawal to restore Donald Trump's Twitter account

India Today  

Elon Musk is against permanent bans and that’s the reason he wants Twitter to restore Donald Trump’s account. Musk wants Trump back Even though Trump doesn't want to be back, Musk still wants Twitter to restore Trump’s account. Musk recently said that permanent bans “fundamentally undermine trust in Twitter and is a morally bad decision.” He also said that permanent …

'Permanent bans don't work': Ex-CEO Jack Dorsey agrees with Elon Musk on reinstating Donald Trump's Twitter account
2 years, 7 months ago

'Permanent bans don't work': Ex-CEO Jack Dorsey agrees with Elon Musk on reinstating Donald Trump's Twitter account

Firstpost  

Jack Dorsey was the CEO of Twitter when the social media giant permanently suspended Donald Trump’s account after 6 January, 2021, riot in the US capitol Twitter co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey Wednesday supported Elon Musk’s plan to reinstate former US president Donald Trump’s account on the micro-blogging site. Notably, Dorsey was the CEO of Twitter when the social …

Jack Dorsey agrees with Elon Musk on reversing Twitter's ban on Donald Trump
2 years, 7 months ago

Jack Dorsey agrees with Elon Musk on reversing Twitter's ban on Donald Trump

India Today  

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, during a recent interview, said that he would reverse Twitter's ban on former US President Donald Trump. This comes as a surprise since Dorsey was the CEO of the company when Trump’s Twitter account was permanently banned last year. Responding to a user on Twitter, Dorsey said that banning Trump’s Twitter account was a “business decision” …

Elon Musk says he'll reverse Donald Trump Twitter ban
2 years, 8 months ago

Elon Musk says he'll reverse Donald Trump Twitter ban

NPR  

Elon Musk says he'll reverse Donald Trump Twitter ban Enlarge this image toggle caption Jamie Squire/Getty Images;Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images Jamie Squire/Getty Images;Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images Elon Musk says he would reverse former President Donald Trump's permanent ban from Twitter if his deal to buy the social network goes through. "I do think that it was not correct …

Elon Musk says he would lift Trump’s Twitter ban
2 years, 8 months ago

Elon Musk says he would lift Trump’s Twitter ban

Al Jazeera  

Investor says decision to permanently suspend former president alienated parts of US but did not ‘end Trump’s voice’. Billionaire Elon Musk has said he would reverse Donald Trump’s Twitter ban should he succeed in taking ownership of the social media company. Speaking at the Financial Times Future of the Car conference on Tuesday, the Tesla chief executive called the decision …

Judge Dismisses Donald Trump's Attempt To Have Permanent Twitter Ban Lifted
2 years, 8 months ago

Judge Dismisses Donald Trump's Attempt To Have Permanent Twitter Ban Lifted

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING San Francisco federal District Judge James Donato dismissed the suit in an order on Friday, writing that the former president’s argument that the ban violated his First Amendment right to free speech did not start “from a position of strength.” Donato noted that Twitter is a private company and that “the First Amendment applies only to governmental …

Donald Trump reevaluating Twitter lawsuit after Elon Musk’s $44bn takeover
2 years, 8 months ago

Donald Trump reevaluating Twitter lawsuit after Elon Musk’s $44bn takeover

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump is reevaluating …

Who did Twitter ban during the Trump era, and why?
2 years, 8 months ago

Who did Twitter ban during the Trump era, and why?

LA Times  

With Elon Musk buying Twitter, there’s speculation that former President Trump and many of his allies could have their bans lifted. A number of Trump supporters were kicked off for spreading falsehoods, inciting or advocating violence, “harmful activity” or other violations of Twitter rules. Amy Bruckman, a Georgia Tech professor of interactive computing and a lead author on one study, …

Twitter Can Block Donald Trump's Account But Not User Posting Objectionable Content About Hindu Gods? Delhi High Court Asks
2 years, 9 months ago

Twitter Can Block Donald Trump's Account But Not User Posting Objectionable Content About Hindu Gods? Delhi High Court Asks

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday asked Twitter why it cannot block the account of a user, found to be repeatedly posting objectionable content about Hindu gods and goddesses, when in the same breath the micro-blogging website has suspended former US President Donald Trump's account.As Twitter claimed that users post all kinds of content and it cannot block their accounts, …

Trump’s social media app launches a year after Twitter ban
2 years, 10 months ago

Trump’s social media app launches a year after Twitter ban

LA Times  

Former President Trump is hoping the millions who followed him on Twitter will move to his new social media app, Truth Social. Former President Trump’s social media app that he hopes will rival Twitter was launched Monday as he seeks a new digital stage to rally his supporters and fight Big Tech limits on speech a year after he was …

Donald Trump asks US judge to force Twitter to restart his account for 'open democratic debate'
3 years, 3 months ago

Donald Trump asks US judge to force Twitter to restart his account for 'open democratic debate'

ABC  

Former US president Donald Trump has asked a federal judge in Florida to get Twitter to restore his personal account. Key points: Mr Trump was removed from Twitter after the deadly January 6 riots at the US Capitol His lawyers argue that Twitter exercises a "historically unprecedented" degree of power over political discourse Before he was blocked, Mr Trump had …

Former US President Trump files class action lawsuit against Twitter, Facebook and Google
3 years, 6 months ago

Former US President Trump files class action lawsuit against Twitter, Facebook and Google

Op India  

Former US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that he has filed a class lawsuit against tech giants- Google, Facebook and Twitter as well as their CEOs for censorship and restriction of free speech. JUST IN – Trump to announce class-action lawsuit today against Twitter CEO Dorsey and Facebook CEO Zuckerberg on behalf of people who have been canceled by …

Right-wing Twitter imitations don't work — and Trump desperately wants back on real social media
3 years, 6 months ago

Right-wing Twitter imitations don't work — and Trump desperately wants back on real social media

Salon  

Donald Trump loves a lawsuit, and not because he's especially good at winning them. But it's also worth noting that there are multiple social media platforms that have been begging for Trump's presence, such as Parler, Gab and Mike Lindell's Frank, all of which were established to be a welcoming new home for the white supremacists, QAnon lunatics and COVID-19 …

Trump files suit against Facebook, Twitter and YouTube
3 years, 6 months ago

Trump files suit against Facebook, Twitter and YouTube

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump has filed suit against three of the country’s biggest tech companies, claiming he and other conservatives have been wrongfully censored. “We’re asking the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida to order an immediate halt to social media companies’ illegal, shameful censorship of the American people,” Trump said of the filings. “We’re …

Trump to sue Twitter, Facebook and Google
3 years, 6 months ago

Trump to sue Twitter, Facebook and Google

Hindustan Times  

Former US president Donald Trump on Wednesday announced he will take the lead in launching class action suits against Big Tech companies Google, Facebook and Twitter, and their respective CEOs, challenging the closure of his media accounts in the wake of the January 6 insurrection. Former president Donald Trump imitates the shooting of a gun with his finger while talking …

Trump plans lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter
3 years, 6 months ago

Trump plans lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter

The Hindu  

Former U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to announce a class-action lawsuit on Wednesday against three of the country's biggest tech companies: Facebook, Twitter and Google. Mr. Trump will serve as the lead plaintiff in the suit, claiming he has been wrongfully censored by the companies, according to a person familiar with the action. Mr. Trump was suspended from Twitter …

Trump sues Facebook, Twitter and Google over social media bans
3 years, 6 months ago

Trump sues Facebook, Twitter and Google over social media bans

Al Jazeera  

Former US President Donald Trump filed three separate class-action lawsuits against the tech giants in federal court in Florida on Wednesday. Former President Donald Trump sued Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc., Alphabet Inc.’s Google and their chief executives, raising the stakes in his battle against social media giants who have blocked him. Billing the effort during a Wednesday press conference as …

Opinion: Trump’s meritless lawsuits don’t stand a chance
3 years, 6 months ago

Opinion: Trump’s meritless lawsuits don’t stand a chance

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Kara Alaimo, an associate professor of public relations at Hofstra University, is the author of “Pitch, Tweet, or Engage on the Street: How to Practice Global Public Relations and Strategic Communication.” She was spokeswoman for international affairs in the Treasury Department during the Obama administration. CNN — On Wednesday, former President Donald Trump announced that he would file …

Twitter Blocks Accounts for Attempting to Evade Donald Trump's Ban
3 years, 8 months ago

Twitter Blocks Accounts for Attempting to Evade Donald Trump's Ban

News 18  

Twitter suspended several accounts this week that were set up to share statements from a new part of former US President Donald Trump’s website, saying they broke its rules against evading an account ban. Trump was banned from Twitter, where he had more than 88 million followers, and multiple other social media platforms following the deadly January 6 siege of …

Supreme Court dismisses case over Trump and Twitter critics
3 years, 9 months ago

Supreme Court dismisses case over Trump and Twitter critics

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a case over former President Donald Trump’s efforts to block critics from his personal Twitter account. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote a separate opinion arguing that the bigger issue raised by the case, and especially Twitter’s decision to boot Trump, is “the dominant digital platforms themselves. As Twitter made clear, the right to …

Trump Twitter: Supreme Court wipes away ruling that said Trump violated Constitution by blocking Twitter followers
3 years, 9 months ago

Trump Twitter: Supreme Court wipes away ruling that said Trump violated Constitution by blocking Twitter followers

CNN  

Washington CNN — The Supreme Court on Monday wiped away a lower court opinion holding that then-President Donald Trump violated the First Amendment when he blocked followers from his Twitter account. In court papers, they said the President’s account, @realDonaldTrump, “functions as an official source of news and information about the government, and as a forum for speech by, to, …

US Supreme court dismisses case on Trump blocking Twitter critics
3 years, 9 months ago

US Supreme court dismisses case on Trump blocking Twitter critics

Al Jazeera  

The United States Supreme court set aside a federal appeals court ruling that former President Donald Trump violated the First Amendment when he blocked critics on Twitter. The U.S. Supreme Court set aside a federal appeals court ruling that former President Donald Trump violated the First Amendment when he blocked critics from following his Twitter account. The case had already …

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