AOC to face lawsuit over blocking Twitter users, following appeals court ruling on Trump

Fox ^ | 7-9-2019 | Greg Re, Ron Blitzer

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Former Democratic New York Assemblyman Dov Hikind told Fox News Tuesday that he is preparing to sue Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., for blocking users on Twitter based on their personal viewpoints, following a federal appeals court ruling barring President Trump from doing the same.

Asked where his lawsuit would be filed and whether other plaintiffs would be involved, Hikind told Fox News in an email, "All that’s being determined at the moment."

"Most likely we will be [the] only plaintiff, but [we will be] citing other examples," Hikind continued. "The claim is [the] same as [the] one against Trump. She uses that account for political/policy commentary, so to shut a citizen off from her statements is a problem -- as well as blocking me from petitioning her or seeking redress."

Fox News is told the lawsuit would likely focus on Ocasio-Cortez's popular and active @AOC account, which has more than 4.6 million followers. Ocasio-Cortez maintains a much smaller and rarely used official account, @RepAOC, with only 171,000 followers, but uses her personal @AOC account to discuss politics and engage with constituents and colleagues regularly.

For example, the top post pinned to Ocasio-Cortez's @AOC feed states, "A #GreenNewDeal is our plan for a world and a future worth fighting for." On July 5, she wrote to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, "Thank you, @SenSanders. It’s an honor to work alongside you and the millions of other people fighting for education, healthcare, and a living wage as rights."

Hikind added that in addition to himself, “several others, including journalists" have been barred from viewing Ocasio-Cortez's tweets

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Oh... The Irony.... I don't think the Judge thought this through, he basically declared that Twitter is a PUBLISHER, not a platform.

[Sgt_Schultze]

(suspended) James Woods needs to go after the new public forum, Twitter, for obstructing his access to the POTUS

[Cowboy Bob]

Yes. If Trump can't block people he disagrees with, Twitter can't block people they disagree with.

Twitter has been declared a public forum. Next will be Facebook and then YouTube.

The Liberals screwed themselves royally with this one! Hahahaha.

[Responsibility2nd]

Today. and last year, a court decreed Twitter is a Public Forum.

This will result in many positive reactions for conservatives who have been discriminated against on Social Media Platforms.

[Anima Mundi]

Had not thought of that but it makes sense. They keep stepping in it.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

It’s beginning to look that way.

[Reno89519]

Here a question: Since the appeals court says that people cannot be blocked from commenting on Trump (or a public figures account), then does that prohibit the media company from suspending people, which prevents them from doing so. Seems like back door to provide 1st amendment protection to everyone. Thus, if Twitter blocked me, I wouldn’t be able to comment again on Trump’s tweets. Thoughts?

[CincyRichieRich]

Maybe she’ll inadvertently establish a court precedent about censorship...aka, electronic book burning and will be used against FB, Twitter, Google.

[zeugma]

Oh... The Irony.... I don't think the Judge thought this through, he basically declared that Twitter is a PUBLISHER, not a platform.

My first thought when I heard about this is that congresscritters won't be happy about it in the long run.