Judge to Trump: Muting, not blocking Twitter followers, may end lawsuit

[DesertRat]

Source: NBC News

A judge is recommending that President Donald Trump mute rather than block some Twitter followers to resolve a First Amendment lawsuit.

Manhattan federal Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald on Thursday suggested a settlement as the preferred outcome after listening to lawyers argue whether it's constitutional for Trump to block his critics.

The hearing stemmed from a lawsuit filed in July by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and seven people rejected by Trump after criticizing the Republican president.

The government says Trump's Twitter feed is a personal account and not a public forum requiring him to welcome all voices.


Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/judge-trump-muting-not-blocking-twitter-followers-may-end-lawsuit-n854951

[Control-Z]

1. How does one mute a Twitter account?

I have never heard of this. Can someone who knows explain it to me?

Thanks in advance!

[DavidDvorkin]

2. Here's the info from Twitter

It looks useful.

Mute is a feature that allows you to remove an account's Tweets from your timeline without unfollowing or blocking that account. Muted accounts will not know that you’ve muted them and you can unmute them at any time.

https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/twitter-mute

[Control-Z]

4. Thanks. eom

[Shipwack]

6. So how is that effectively different than blocking? nt

Nt

[DavidDvorkin]

8. They can still see your tweets

When you block them, they can't see your tweets or follow you.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. It means Trumpie won't have to see the evil tweets that tell the truth about him

He can further insulate himself from reality by only listening to those who agree with him, but those muted won't know it, and neither will anyone else.

I think.

[Gothmog]

5. Trump claims that his tweets are official Presidential/governmental actions

If this is the case, then trump cannot legally block people

[Angry Dragon]

7. I agree

[Honeycombe8]

9. His personal acct? I think Sean Spicer confirmed Trump's tweets are "official U S President" tweets.

Not personal "Donald the golfer" tweets.