FYI First Amendment: Twitter is silencing journalist investigating Deutsche Bank.

[Grasswire2]

His account is suspended pending their demand that he remove reporting. @ScottMStedman of Forensic News.


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[Dennis Donovan]

1. I follow Scott Stedman - this sucks!

[leftieNanner]

2. Oh Lordy!

Are we already too far down the path to fascism to turn back? This is very scary stuff.

Twitter will support the toxic filth spewing from the Oval Office, but boot a journalist?

Question here though - since Twitter is a private company, and the First Amendment refers to the Government not being able to mess with a citizen's right to express an opinion, can they get away with this?

[elleng]

4. Yes they can, for the reason you suggested.

'Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.'

[leftieNanner]

6. That's what I thought

I remember Sarah Palin hollering about her First Amendment rights, when it was a private company that told her to shut up. I don't remember the details, but she (and the rest of her ilk) went nuts over it.

[elleng]

3. NOT related to the First Amendment,

twitter is NOT the government.

'Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.'

[MarcA]

5. Deutsche Bank money flow is probably the key. n/t

[Grasswire2]

7. It's an interesting question.

An investigative journalist is publishing content critical of the government on twitter. He's banned for it.

The president of the United States has chosen Twitter for his official communications to the American people and uses it to communicate threats, slander, lies, and propaganda. He's not banned.

It's a murky mess.

[UTUSN]

8. K&R