U.S. District Judge James Donato said Friday that Donald Trump failed to show Twitter violated his First Amendment right to free speech. FOX13
The suit had sought to reinstate Trump’s account, which had roughly 89 million followers, and those of five others who claimed they were also censored by Twitter. The group had sought unspecified damages and class action status on behalf of others removed from the platform.
Legal experts had predicted the lawsuit would fail but suggested Trump would milk it for political purposes. Trump’s political action committee immediately began raising money after the lawsuit was announced last year. The lawsuit had also sought a declaration that Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act was unconstitutional. The act says providers such as Twitter can moderate services by removing obscene posts that violate their standards and cannot be held responsible for content posted by others.
Trump had only shown a "vague and speculative allegation" that he believed he would not have been banned if Twitter wasn’t granted immunity by Section 230, Donato said.Donato gave Trump another opportunity to amend his complaint. Trump’s lawyer did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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