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Donald Trump’s Twitter account @RealDonaldTrump is one of a kind. The US President has shared incomprehensible texts, misspelled words and has been trolled incessantly for almost everything — even his signature and size of hands! It is no secret that Trump has blocked several users on the Internet — including author Stephen King — when they tried to mock him or differed with him on political views. However, on Wednesday (May 23), a US judge in New York ruled that President Donald Trump cannot legally block Twitter users from his account on the social media platform.
Naomi Reice Buchwald, US District Judge in Manhattan, ruled that the President’s account, and those of other government officials accounts were public forums, and that blocking Twitter users for their views violated their right to free speech under the First Amendment of Constitution. This has led to a lot of buzz on social media.
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While those, who have been blocked, are tweeting to the President to unblock them, others have thrown a challenge at him to block them. Andy Lassner, the executive producer of The Ellen Show wrote, “Despite a judges ruling today, I’m still blocked by Donald Trump. As a strict constitutionalist and patriot, I hereby demand that the president comply with the court order.” He is just one of the many who have similar complaints.
Read some tweets floating around on social media here.
https://twitter.com/andylassner/status/999514090228727808
And much like always, there were also some jokes.
https://twitter.com/bodhijones/status/999395782888325123
https://twitter.com/C_Heady1997/status/999496806378721286
The US Department of Justice, which represents Trump in the case, said, “We respectfully disagree with the court’s decision and are considering our next steps.”
