Posted on 03/18/2019 3:38:17 PM PDT by COUNTrecount
California GOP Rep. Devin Nunes filed a major lawsuit seeking $250 million in compensatory damages and $350,000 in punitive damages against Twitter and a handful of its users on Monday, accusing the social media site of "shadow-banning conservatives" including himself to influence the 2018 elections, systematically censoring opposing viewpoints and totally "ignoring" lawful complaints of repeated abusive behavior.
In a complaint filed in Virginia state court on Monday, obtained by Fox News, Nunes said Twitter was guilty of "knowingly hosting and monetizing content that is clearly abusive, hateful and defamatory – providing both a voice and financial incentive to the defamers – thereby facilitating defamation on its platform."
Although federal law ordinarily exempts services like Twitter from defamation liability, Nunes' suit said the platform has taken such an active role in curating and banning content that it should face liability like any other organization that defames.
"Twitter created and developed the content at issue in this case by transforming false accusations of criminal conduct, imputed wrongdoing, dishonesty and lack of integrity into a publicly available commodity used by unscrupulous political operatives and their donor/clients as a weapon," Nunes' legal team wrote. "Twitter is 'responsible' for the development of offensive content on its platform because it in some way specifically encourages development of what is offensive about the content."
In large part because of Twitter's actions, Nunes "endured an orchestrated defamation campaign of stunning breadth and scope, one that no human being should ever have to bear and suffer in their whole life" in the past year, according to the complaint.
The complaint also named specific Twitter accounts that spread allegedly defamatory material about Nunes. One defendant, identified as "Liz" Mair, purportedly published tweets that "implied that Nunes colluded with prostitutes and cocaine addicts, that Nunes does cocaine,
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I like Nunez.
Exactly. I have been posting that for months: The UniParty lets them have their cake and eat it too:
Liability protection as open platforms, yet allowed to editorialize (censor) as a publisher.
Since they are getting Federal protection under CDA Section 230, that makes this fascistic, and thus indeed governmental censorship in part.
Mike Adams of Natural News is also trying to put together a class action law suit.
P.S.
They are publicly-traded corporations, not private companies, subject to SEC oversight for malfeasance.
I have been sadow banned for fifteen months. Created a new account and had a blast for three whole days until they caught me. Then they saw to it my tweets reached one person each.
I only use Twitter to get the only National news I trust — from President Trump.
Liz Mair...
Recogized that name. Elite status quo statist...Worked for McCain and She was online communications director for Anti-Trumper EX Wisconsin Governor Walker’s campaign...
Too bad he did not support Trump...would have won.
She is bad news from get go...
Keep on it, Mr. Nunes!
I hardly ever advocate regulating anything, ever. This is a clear case however. We can't have our fate and future controlled from California tech campuses.
I use Twitter and Facebook to post facts and logic against liberals.....2-3 of my accounts are ALWAYS suspended, temp banned, or in 12 cases perma-banned/suspended
I use Twitter and Facebook to post facts and logic against liberals.....2-3 of my accounts are ALWAYS suspended, temp banned, or in 12 cases perma-banned/suspended
Watching Nunes on Hannity.
I have been wondering who would have the GUTS to succeed Trump after Trump’s 2nd term. I finally found someone I think could do it - Nunes. The guy appears understated, polite, etc. but he’s a warrior at heart. A lot of what we know about the Russia stuff wouldn’t be out there without Nunes fighting for it. Also, he’s DOING something about “fake news”, not just taking it on the chin.
Its about damn time. Been waiting for someone to do this. Even if he loses this round - we need to start chipping away at the immunity shield that has allowed the Social Media Kommessariat to wage political war against anyone left of Bernie.
Even a partial loss will hit them where it counts. This is indeed a “Brave New World”, with rules being made up as we go along.
Look out Twitter/Facebook/etc - cause here comes the “pushback”. Cultural Marxist Swine like you will not be able to keep destroying everyone’s gardens and getting away with it - to use a bad metaphor :>)
need federal anti-trust action
Sweet.
$250 MILLION DOLLARS = This is a nice round figure specifically designed to make the point, get their attention, wack them right between the eyes, and make a statement... I like it! Keep it up.
Twitter will probably respond that it does not charge for using its service, so they can be as biased as they like. And there is probably a legal maze in the agreement you check when you sign up. I don't like twitter, but this lawsuit has some hurdles to clear.
Trump’s sons are good.
Thanks COUNTrecount.
Since they are getting Federal protection under CDA Section 230, that makes this fascistic, and thus indeed governmental censorship in part.
This has been described, rightly IMO, as government outsourced authoritarianism. We need a new Bill of Rights for the internet age. No doubt in my mind.
That is not why Walker lost. There is alot more to it than Trump - much more. Do a bit of simple research. Not everything revolves around Trump.
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