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Judge found Twitter to be a public forum, and @realDonaldTrump represents the views of a public official.
Whether a person can view Trump's tweets depends on how that person interacts with Twitter, in particular, whether that person is logged in with a "blocked" ID, or is not logged in and is viewing Twitter as an anonymous member of the public. Anonymous browsing of twitter is available to everybody.
In addition to these means of interaction, Twitter offers two means of limiting interaction with other users: blocking and muting.Order on Motions for Summary Judgment: Trump blocking Twitter postersFirst, "[a] user who wants to prevent another user from interacting with her account on the Twitter platform can do so by 'blocking' that user. (Twitter provides users with the capability to block other users, but it is the users themselves who decide whether to make use of this capability.)
"When a user is signed in to a Twitter account that has been blocked, the blocked user cannot see or reply to the blocking user's tweets, view the blocking user's list of followers or followed accounts, or use the Twitter platform to search for the blocking user's tweets.
"The blocking user will not be notified if the blocked user mentions her or posts a tweet; nor, when signed in to her account, will the blocking user see any tweets posted by the blocked user." Stip. 28.
"If, while signed in to the blocked account, the blocked user attempts to follow the blocking user, or to access the Twitter webpage from which the user is blocked, the blocked user will see a message indicating that the other user has blocked him or her from following the account and viewing the tweets associated with the account." Stip. 29. ...
Further, "[i]f a blocked user is not signed in to Twitter, he or she can view all of the content on Twitter that is accessible to anyone without a Twitter account." Stip. 31.