It has been ruled in federal court that public officials, such as Trump, may not block constituents on Twitter. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/23/613780174/trump-cant-block-critics-from-his-twitter-account-judge-says Yet Twitter continues to allow representatives in Congress to commit these crimes https://twitter.com/liz_wheeler/status/1147292766008795142?s=21 Twitter knows who these people are and which accounts as theirs, due to the verification process.
Depends on the politician. If it's someone I agree with then they're just filtering out harassment and abuse. If it's someone I disagree with then they're cowards who can't face criticism. My hot take: Twitter should just ban politicians from blocking people by default (they should still be able to mute people however).
The last paragraph is what I’m advocating for.
People commit crimes, not things. The govt shouldn't protect you from yourself, except maybe nuclear stuff. Change your dumb ideology...
Twitter is a waste of time. Should be out of business
Representatives in Congress only represent their district. Are we sure that their blocking their actual constituents, not other people’s?
Don’t know how I feel about a government entity trying to regulate social media policy. It’s a slippery slope.
For the record, it is not a CRIME to ban someone on Twitter in spite of the court ruling, just a civil rights issue. Also the court missed that a politican can have a personal Twitter account which is not a public forum.
Yes I know it’s a civil issue but that doesn’t help my case of bashing @aoc
@AOC could legally, if I understand correctly, used the mute feature.