PM: On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that members of the public can, in certain cases, sue government officials who block or mute them on social media.
The justices determined that whether a lawsuit is justified will depend not only on who the blocker is, but whether they acted using an official account where government business is conducted.
According to NBC News, Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote in the ruling that social media accounts can be viewed as official channels of communication when the user “possessed actual authority to speak on the state’s behalf” and “purported to exercise that authority.”
“In some circumstances,” she added, “the post’s content and function might make the plaintiff’s argument a slam dunk,” such as when the account is marked as official. more here
“…a slam dunk…”
That is pretty sad when supposedly intelligent people start talking sports jibber-jabber.
SCROATUS is a bunch of pathetic shitbags who have never read the Constitution.
Oh good. Let’s start with AOC!
I hope this Happens in Canuckistan.
I want to see TurdBoy bankrupt & blowing domes for food & Shelter
How about the ones that WORK TIRELESSLY WITH the social media companies to block them??
Jibberish, Trump daily Truth Social post claims. Supreme Court lets start there 1st. Mofos who r looking for financial payments bigly time & who report to …..
zip. Newsflash, next administration will address this shortcomings.
@ Kcir – from Toronto, Home of M.F.’er Dominion voting sys. FRIDAY, 15 MARCH 2024, 22:50 AT 10:50 PM
He’s already blowing ‘Big Mike’ and his husband. And now if you say that in Canada, you are lucky enough to get three meals a day while you rot in prision for the rest of your life.
Now ain’t that mighty white of em?
You *MAY* be able to sue treasonous gov’t maggots who trample your First Amendment Rights?
IF you have enough money and IF you don’t mind being Arkancided.
mortem tyrannis
izlamo delenda est …
They need to go further and make them and anyone who had any knowledge of such personally liable.
So the conservatives cannot block raging spamming liberals on Facebook but liberals can block conservatives because it is hate speech.