[irishjuggler]

I totally get the argument that Trump uses his Twitter feed to disseminate information relevant to the general public, and, as such, no one should be deprived of that information. But why just Trump? Shouldn’t the same rule apply to any and all public officials with Twitter feeds, e.g., mayors, senators, governors, city councilmen, et al.? If Trump can’t block users, then why can they?

[zeugma]

I totally get the argument that Trump uses his Twitter feed to disseminate information relevant to the general public, and, as such, no one should be deprived of that information.

I'm not a twitter user, but I think that a "block" only means the twit can't post to you, not that they can't see their posts.

But why just Trump? Shouldn’t the same rule apply to any and all public officials with Twitter feeds, e.g., mayors, senators, governors, city councilmen, et al.? If Trump can’t block users, then why can they?

Exactly. If this idiot of a judge's ruling were to stand, it would mean no elected official could ever block someone on twitter. If not, I'd really love to see the "reasoning" behind having this policy only applying to the president, and not any other elected official.