A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump can no longer block people on Twitter.com. U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald ruled Wednesday that Twitter is a “public platform” for the people to dialogue — and disagree — with the president.
Judge Buchwald announced his ruling in response to a lawsuit filed by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and others, the AJC.com reported.
The president is a prolific tweeter who vigorously blocks “anti-Trumpers” who disagree with his opinions and just about everything he tweets.
Judge Buchwald agreed that the President of the United States can’t silence the American people or prevent them from voicing their disagreement of him.
The judge said Trump’s Twitter account is a public platform “and blocking people who reply to his tweets with differing opinions constitutes viewpoint discrimination” in violation of the First Amendment, The Hill reported.
President Trump is likely to tweet his displeasure of the judge’s ruling, and the people can lawfully disagree with him without fear of retaliation.
This can’t be real -_- no way is this real news
he could still block me (but he’ll NEVER need to) https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/16192fdc61f10ea0e85c64a5c68ffcada626e5c7a9764a7592d68ef5a33dfbcb.gif
ima get the tweets off but BLOCK ME BACK !
This is blurring the lines between Trump the President, and Trump the private citizen. Private citizens can block people on Twitter all they want. This ruling implies that the government has ownership over the President’s personal Twitter account….which they do not. I can see if he was blocking dissenters from the official White House twitter account. He is blocking folks from his PERSONAL account, which should be perfectly legal. I see this one getting overturned by a higher court, should the President waste time fighting it.
I’m concerned for his rights… smh they are really saying he can’t block folks.smh smh
Chile… . The tweeting chile.. ??
Because his tweets are part of the public record now. He’s the President.
Well they told him to delete the twitter when he was elected. Everything he says on it is public record, he’s not just Donald Trump anymore he’s the President.
He has regularly refused to use the official twitter handle for the president therefore his personal account is not the account of the president. Unforgettably he isn’t a private citizen and refuses to follow the processes, policies, and procedures as his precedents so yeah. sucks to be him
Girl, they watching ?.
I get that…. i’m just thinking about how this sounds. It really goes to show that the “president” doesn’t have as much “power” as folks act like they have. He can’t even block his haters lol
Facts…however, the official Presidential twitter account is @POTUS, and as such, that is the one he shouldn’t be able to block dissenting opinions from. @RealDonaldTrump is his PERSONAL twitter, and I feel like he should be able to say what he pleases, and block folks as he sees fit.
If Hillary cant delete her own email, have questions around her personal email and have them considered private…neither is this fools Twitter account? Its not hard folks. It really is not.
You should delete this.
No. He cannot. He cannot have a personal Twitter.
Please show me where this is written law. Not trying to be funny, but I need to see where exactly this is written law.
LOL!
Donald Trump could easily block his haters, President Trump can not. His haters are his employers
Okay he can HAVE one. But the law is now above. He cannot block anyone. It violates their first amendment rights. He is not a corporation like the NFL. HE? works for US.
They take everything cell phones everything from their civilian life when they are elected. He chose to keep it and tweet as the President, oh well.
One more time for the obtuse souls in the back please.
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Hell we can’t find a worthless thug to off George Zimmerman…
*sigh*
LOL you can always just mute people. That’s the best way.
He needs to get off social media and go to bed! He stays up all night tweeting when he should be resting. He has a country to run!
. Someone got jail time for a similar comment like about Obama.
watch that decision get overturned on appeal. a Twitter account is NOT a govt owned entity and hence cannot be regulated as such
When karma comes back on you
It’s a violation of the 1st amendment since Trump as president represents the government and leads the branch that ENFORCES laws which includes the Constitution.
He would be violating the 1st Amendment if he tried to block any U.S. citizen or delete any tweet he received.
Bro. I do not understand
He’s president 24/7 until he’s removed from office or another president takes his place.
You’re a troll.
i could see this being true if he blocks folks from the official presidential twitter (which he doesnt use), but he is not. therefore no violation of the first amendment.
This. Hillary ALSO got shit bc she wanted to keep her and her staff’s Blackberry’s. THAT is what prompted the whole EMAIL mess with her. Bc she was INSTRUCTED to get RID OF IT. Folks gotta follow the rules laid out. Nobody is getting a break.
https://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2016/06/hillary-clinton-emails-probe-blackberry-224154
It doesn’t matter what device or handle he is using.
As long as he is president he’s representing the country and the government.
Just stop playing Devil’s Advocate.
I don’t converse with a bullshitter.
Ha,ha,ha!!!
I heard he likes to talk to Hannity before he goes to bed.
I can see Donnie with big pink rollers in his hair while Hannity sings him a lullabye.
They wasted time and resources on this, when the world is in turmoil. Anyway, Twitter fingers thinks he can do whatever he wants by violating ppl’s 1st amendment rights to participate in open/public forum…. NOT!! Glad the judge tossed it straight to the trash…
Again, I need to see where exactly this is written. Otherwise its just conjecture and speculation. If there was an actual law written that governs the use of social media by the person that holds the office of President, then we have an issue that can be debated.
Would you be in agreement if Obama’s personal twitter was called into question for the same issue?
Im not defending anyone here, but fair is fair.
True….true. Good lookin’ out….I have to learn about having a filter. lol
K…it’s gone! But my sentiments still stand! lol
Really? Where the hell have I been? It’s gone now. I got too much to lose. Thanks ya’ll!
I concur!!! lol
Whew, I’m glad. I was getting nervous for you.
lol @ “I can see Donnie with big pink rollers in his hair while Hannity sings him a lullabye.”
Say what …he’s truly bat ? shit nuts ?!
wayment.. her email was a matter of state wasn’t it because she is emailing from her state dept email? Dump is using his private Twitter, not the POTUS twitter.
Another dumb liberal judge. This ruling has now open up Twitter and other social media to lawsuits because they have been shadow banning and banning conservative voices just because they aren’t liberal.
President Trump could shut down Twitter if he wants to….These dumb liberals want to quiet all voices except their ridiculous liberal voices.
this is why I don’t want to hear about anymore gangsters and thugs. Because Zimmerman is still breathing and free. and so are all these police who have killed unarmed black men.
She was housing her own servers. And there were questions about her personal emails containing classified information. You gotta do what they say when you get elected. Same rules apply to him.
Wassamatta, were they not pumping up his fragile ego?
I feel you on that my filter stay broke! LOL…But I also don’t want these folk to come kick your door down either (even tho IDK you). It’s a fawked up climate we’re in….certain things just can’t be written (and from the looks of things, can’t be said either). Stay blessed.
“fair is fair.”
exactly!
Anyway, I believe Roderick is blinded by bias.
this is gonna get overturned so quick. folks are letting their blanket hatred of everything Trump cloud their judgement and common sense
I doubt it will. And really? He needs to stop worrying about his Tweets and worry about bigger stuff legally. He doesnt have the time to pursue in COURT by an appeal… who he can Tweet, on what account, and if he can Tweet and block. He is in much hotter water than that wouldnt you agree?
*kisses* *hugs* I owe you one….lol
YEP tweet about that orange chief
Let him. Then he’ll only have Fox “News” as an outlet for his lunacy.
Thanks for looking out.
My mom has told me the same things. I used to have a Facebook but I get into political debates and stuff and she was always scared that the men in black would come to my door one day. lol
trump is the first sitting president to actively use Twitter. Obama had a Twitter account under POTUS, yes, but he didn’t tweet every second of the day like 45. Can’t write a rule about social media if social media was never a heavy presence in past presidencies….New rule for current situations.
So is this going to apply to everybody that holds public office or just the president?
How so? Because I dare to question things, and dont march lockstep with everything that is presented to me? Because we have differing opinions? Im lost. Please enlighten me.
Oooh yes…Liberals are so demonic to me. They are demonic on every level.These people and their double standards.
Fake News is just mad because President Trump pays them no attention. They are also mad because of how he uses his platform to get out what they refuse to report.
Anyways he can still mute them…The Alt-Left is trying to censor the way he handles twitter because in truth they want control of everything.
He doesn’t want any real tea spilling in those twitter streets. And the playboy bunny is being discussed thoroughly.
Some will drink the piss out of their orange god’s dack with the way they luh and support this man’s foolishness..the man is given a presidential twitter acct where he could moderate and block whomever he wants. But he chooses to use twitter on a public discourse where ppl are allowed to voice their opinions like it or not..
But it didnt matter. She’s walking around free as a bird.
He has been using it as his Presidental platform to speak to the American people. It’s a private account, but in a sense he has made it public.
I’m not sure this judge’s ruling will hold up in court on appeal, but I guess I can see where she’s coming from.
He is too
Fake fonts and all
It doesn’t matter how often the account is used/not used. Therefore, going forward, maybe there needs to be some legislation introduced governing the use of social media by people that hold public office. Then we can argue LOL. But until then, folks need to stop making much ado about nothing
I guess there on the same team.
A lot of people are letting their blind hatred for any/everything Trump cloud their judgement and influence their opinions. I have never seen a level of hatred for a President such as this. I dont agree with everything the man says or does, but i also dont waste energy bellyaching about everything.
lol
it wont hold up on appeal if it makes it to the supremes
But did the court take into consideration how sensitive he is? He has a meltdown on Twitter every time somebody gives an opinion that he doesn’t like. Poor snowflake.
Except Trump is using several unsecured cell phones and he loves to gossip with buddies like Hannity and other Fox News people.
IMO this is how he messed himself up & shows just how he doesn’t think or heed the advice of his legal & PR counsel.
1- He was given a Twitter account @Potus for presidential tweets.
2- He CHOSE to use his already established personal account @realdonaldtrump once he became President to tweet & identify as the 45th.
Had he had disabled the account this wouldn’t be a topic and all of his tweets before becoming 45 would not be biting him in the azz & showing how much of a fraud he is.
Dude if you work for the government and use your personal email account to do government business you will turn over those ‘private’ emails.
Call the feds then on your Obamaphone.
Bloop
It’s much ado because it’s never happened before. This ruling is the 1st step to introducing legislation, I’m sure.
Dude, let me help you out.
There have been several government employees who have done government business using their personal email accounts which have been subpoenaed by courts.
Look. When you’re president you’re president 24/7 for however long your term is which explains why the president has Secret Service protection from the time he’s the nominee of a major party until he leaves the White House and then he still gets a smaller contingent of SS protection.
Do you recall a few months ago there was a press conference reviewing some of the stats from the Trump’s physical?
Once you become president there’s no expectation of privacy because you are the ultimate public official.
They’re
Uh, Trump decided to be President of the United States which is one of the if not the most visible public figures in the world.
No wonder he loves Putin and Russia so much!
Ha,ha,ha!!
The feds already know and probably every intelligence agency in the world listens in on Trump’s conversations.
You keep asking the same damn question and when someone answers it you ask the same question again.
Just make a statement because you just want some type of verbal altercation.
that’s all well and good, but what is the legal precedence for this decision?
That’s what I thought when I saw this too!!
No. They’re mad because he’s a dishonest con artist who manipulates the blind and the gullible.
lmao
What was the legal precedence for the government seeking access to Hillary’s emails on the clintonmail.com server?
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/67719af208af86861942f49f658ed7a3fecfa5b0c0179fbf3a87fe4d4355e079.jpg Da fuq is you talm ’bout.
No because Trump is a petty vindictive dangerously ignorant person with a lot of power to do a lot of damage both literally and in the abstract.
i have no idea lol
No seriously, Obamaphone? Man if y’all trolls don’t come up with some references from this decade – I feel like being entertained by your ignorance today! Do better!!
And that’s his original face and complexion too right?
And everyone else with a mic on their mobile.
Is this really true that he can’t block people?? Folks are going to have a field day now…
(Snicker…)
LOLLOLLOL!!!!!!!!!
Who’s he tryna block?! Wtf
I can’t think for you unfortunately.
Like that 20 year old pic???
#winning
The legal precedence is exactly what the judge ruled. Had he’d NOT used @realdonaldtrump for his presidential platform this wouldn’t be an issue (hit the lawsuit filed link). He was @realdonaldtrump before he was POTUS & that account should’ve been disabled once he became 45. The DOJ can appeal etc but the fact remains as a civilian he can block who he wants as POTUS and/or government official anything you do & say using that platform is public knowledge. Plus, once he is no longer POTUS that @realdonaldtrump will not be his anymore & he will not have access. This of course is IMO ?.
Like the candy bar? Maybe you can understand that.
Snicker… Sniggle… Snort… anyone will do….
Obviously.
No doubt. And you’re welcome…
I am not thanking the ignorance you are so proud of.
You are still so very welcome… Anytime….
So nice chatting with you…. You are more than welcome….
I actually don’t want a verbal altercation. However, I don’t mind debating and trading ideas. I just want to know why you called me a troll, simply because I presented a viewpoint that doesn’t mesh with yours. Instead of trying to gain understanding of where I am coming from, as I was trying to do with you, you had to resort to name calling. When you resort to name calling while debating differing viewpoints, youve already lost the debate, as youve proven that you dont have a valid argument to stand on, other than your hatred of all things Trump
LOLLOLLOLLOL! Lovely chatting with you!!! Keep it up!!! Oh! and a few more for your repertoire: gag gasp smirk simper — You’re still welcome..
This wasnt very nice.
I took your font seriously tho.
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Hate me all day but think people! Stop following the damn herd! And that one is suspect. I bet y’all the same ones who would of told on Harriet Tubman and Nat Turner too??? Running to TELLL!!!
You belong in Grady.
And you in Shady. Shady Acres.
Lmaooooo. The dumbest of the dumb trolls up there.
You got another pic to send me? Grown ass man?? I’ll wait for you to upload it like a real bih.
And they really think they’re saying something. SMH scrolling and laughing
LOL.
Dude I’ve given you reasoned arguments but now you’re saying that all of my previous statements amount to hating Trump?
*blocked*
I understand. But sometimes I don’t even take my own self seriously. And it still doesn’t remove the fact that wasn’t very nice. Miss Piggy. And whomever upvoted it is not nice either
Stay classy baby girl!!
Who is that?
Noted.
None of us are the President of the motherfugging United States though.
Do you understand the difference?
So can the people he block SUE him for discrimination? ?
Keep proving my point. I will give you the time you need to catch up. Getting c l o s e r
If he could control his impulse, he wouldn’t need to block anyone ?????
Blocked?? proves my point right there…
You know I always do! LOLLOLLOL!!!!!!!!!
No she ain’t she was investigated by the Republicans 8 times and stood on the Senate floor for 11 hours. Wanna bet Dump can stand 12 seconds. He was tired as hell trying to do that sword dance in Saudi Arabia.
I almost passed out last night when they said he also has a burner phone. FBI is tricking that azz they can still get those calls if they want to.
I don’t have a twitta account…but to my understanding,he can’t block people,howeva he can”mute” them. Wuteva muting means.
Why aren’t folks pissed about Jared being on the job for 2 years and finally getting a security clearance.
????????
Good now if we could get to the treasonous things immechedly…..
Correction: It is public so in a sense doesn’t apply here ??.
And he will walk around free as a bird that can’t block people.
And your bleached pic of MJ was so deep. fOH
That was the point. Thanks
She’s in jail where?
Ok let us repeat our ABC’s . That’s as far as I can go with you.
Social Media and Modern Day Technology is the downfall of the current society. Muffuggas would NOT HAVE A LIFE without it! So glad this mess wasnt around in the 80’s and 90’s
Pretty sure that Judge just got blocked on Twitter.
Yeah well, Hillary’s emails./s
Well I guess that’s what we’ll see if he decides to appeal it all the way to the Supreme Court. The @POTUS account is of course government property, but the @realdonaldtrump account is his private property. He could argue he’s been using it for his public opinions, pronouncements etc. but not for OFFICIAL government business. That’s why I’m not sure this ruling would stand up on appeal.
Once he used it as his presidential platform that personal account became the property of the government – that was his decision after being advised not to, his choice. He was a civilian as @realdonaldtrump once he became 45 that changed. No doubt the DOJ will appeal & have it wrapped up in that process for awhile.
LMAO….SNL couldn’t write a better trump skit than this TRUTHFUL, for real happening shyt.
Good! Now I can post LOCK HIM UP ALL DAY LONG!!!
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“…so glad this mess wasnt around in the 80’s and 90’s.”
me too 100%
^^^^^ ALL OF THIS!!!
Please block me!