President Trump Can't Block Users on Twitter

Victory For The First Amendment: Court Rules That Government Officials Who Tweet to the Public Can't Block Users Who They Disagree With.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) reported today (May 23, 2018) that a judge has ruled that viewpoint-based exclusion by the president on Twitter is “impermissible under the First Amendment.”

In an amicus brief filed on behalf of the plaintiffs, EFF argued governmental use of social media platforms to communicate to and with the public, and allow the public to communicate with each other, is now the rule of democratic engagement, not the exception.

President Donald Trump's blocking of people on Twitter because they criticize him violates the First Amendment, a federal judge in New York ruled today in a resounding victory for freedom of speech and the public’s right to communicate opposing political views directly to elected officials and government agencies.

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This ruling will likely carry over to other government agencies that use social media to communicate with the public. If your agency has a Twitter, Facebook, or e-mail distribution list, etc. that it used to communicate with the public, you can't block people just because they disagree with or challenge your public comments.