Cenk Uygur
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Twitter Users Blocked By Trump Threaten Lawsuit
Posted
June 8, 2017
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June 8, 2017
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848
3.48%
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6:21Now PlayingOur SnowflakeInChief is blocking people on Twitter, and now a group of them are threatening a lawsuit. Ana Kasparian, Francis Maxwell and Brett Erlich, the hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Do you think they have a case?
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"Twitter users want President Donald Trump to unblock them—or face legal action.
"This Twitter account operates as a 'designated public forum' for First Amendment purposes, and accordingly the viewpoint-based blocking of our clients is unconstitutional," reads a letter representing several Twitter users, including Holly O'Reilly, who was blocked after tweeting Trump a GIF of the president meeting Pope Francis.
The attorneys argue that blocking users suppresses speech, since those blocked can't interact with Trump on Twitter anymore.”*
Hosts: Ana Kasparian, Francis Maxwell, Brett Erlich
Cast: Ana Kasparian, Francis Maxwell, Brett Erlich
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