A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by former President Donald Trump seeking to lift his ban from Twitter.
But California federal district court Judge James Donato left the door open for Trump and other plaintiffs to file an amended complaint against Twitter that is consistent with his decision issued Friday.
The social media giant had banned Trump, an avid user of the platform, in January 2021, citing the risk of the incitement of further violence on the heels of the Capitol riot by a mob of supporters of the then-president. Trump, the American Conservative Union, and five individuals had sued Twitter on behalf of themselves and a class of other Twitter users who had been booted from the app, asking a judge to rule that the federal Communications Decency Act was unconstitutional.
The CDA says online service providers such as Twitter cannot be held responsible for content posted by others. Donato's ruling comes nearly two weeks after Trump told CNBC he had no interest in returning to Twitter even if his ban were to be lifted by Elon Musk, the Tesla chief whose $44 billion offer to buy Twitter has been accepted by the company's board.
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