Trump sues Twitter, Facebook, Google - and immediately begins fundraising off the effort

[DonViejo]

Kevin Breuninger 3 hrs ago

Former President Donald Trump announced he is suing Facebook, Twitter and Google, as well as their respective CEOs Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey and Sundar Pichai.

Shortly after the press conference wrapped, Trump's political entities started sending out fundraising messages that touted the lawsuits in their appeals for money.

Twitter, Trump's preferred social media outlet throughout his one term in office, permanently banned him on the heels of the Jan. 6 invasion of the Capitol by a mob of his supporters.

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Shortly after the press conference wrapped, Trump's political entities started sending out fundraising messages that touted the lawsuits in their appeals for money. One such text message, written in Trump's voice, includes a link to his joint fundraising committee Save America, which also raises money for other Republican political initiatives.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/trump-sues-twitter-facebook-google-and-immediately-begins-fundraising-off-the-effort/ar-AALSOIy

[Omnipresent]

1. So the GOP is for frivolous lawsuits?

Is that one of the new ways, they want to define themselves?

[LetMyPeopleVote]

2. Why Trump's 'class-action lawsuit' is so hard to take seriously

I agree with Steve Benen/ This is a fundraising stunt

Link to tweet

Complicating matters just a bit more, there have been related cases along these lines, and they've all failed: private social-media companies are not arms of the government, judges have ruled, and they have the authority to regulate content. Similarly, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which protects companies from such lawsuits, still exists, Trump's incessant whining about the provision notwithstanding.

So why bother? Why go through the motions with a misguided public-relations stunt, rooted entirely in dubious claims and conspiracy theories that don't make any sense?

There's no great mystery here: "Before Mr. Trump was done speaking, both the National Republican Congressional Committee and the National Republican Senatorial Committee had sent text messages about the lawsuit and asked for contributions. Mr. Trump's political action committee sent its own solicitation shortly after the event ended. 'Donate NOW,' it said."

I don't doubt that many will fall for this. Republican voters who've been conditioned to believe that Twitter and Facebook are big meanies toward conservatives will likely grab their credit cards to show their support for Trump and this pointless exercise.

But that doesn't mean this lawsuit has merit; it means the opposite

[ColinC]

3. ...who?