Can Trump block Twitter users whose views he dislikes? US Appeals Court sceptical


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 27 Mar 2019

FILE PHOTO: The Twitter application is seen on a phone screen August 3, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/File Photo

NEW YORK: A federal appeals court on March 26 cast doubt on US President Donald Trump's ability to keep Twitter users whose political views he dislikes from responding to his own account, suggesting it might violate those users' free speech rights.

Trump has made his @RealDonaldTrump Twitter account an integral and controversial part of his presidency, using it to promote his agenda, announce policy and attack critics.

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