Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-05-30 03:32:13 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 7F514DF4FDB6C4CE0EF4FBAFF0362A2FC4EA3368D601813E202C2D4881E2DD40
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Only official government accounts are not allowed to block access. Personal accounts of government officials can. Trump cannot on his now unused X account because he used it as POTUS to announce political decisions and government announcements https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/supreme-court-sets-rules-public-officials-block-social/story?id=108156407#:~:text=The%20First%20Amendment%2C%20which%20protects,account%20that%20offers%20official%20communications. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/09/us/politics/trump-twitter-first-amendment.html#:~:text=Because%20Mr.-,Trump%20uses%20Twitter%20to%20conduct%20government%20business%2C%20he%20cannot%20exclude,in%20New%20York%2C%20ruled%20unanimously.
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