Tuesday, January 08, 2019

There's Always a Workaround

An elected official in Virginia violated the First Amendment when she temporarily blocked a constituent on Facebook, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, in a novel case with implications for how government officials nationwide interact with constituents on social media. [More]
But there's nothing to stop Facebook or Twitter from deleting posts and banning critics under the "community standards" pretext. Or ostracizing "conservative" politicians for the same.

[Via Mack H]

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