Donald Trump, as US president, may not prevent anyone from following his Twitter Accout. That's what judge of a NewYorker federal court decided. According to Judge Naomi Reice, Buchenwald verstößtdies against first addition of US Constitution, which guarantees freedom of expression.

BREAKING: President Trump's blocking of critics on Twitter is unconstitutional, court rules. Https://t.co/8fZ6cdKbAL pic.twitter.com/47a0yNYYkb

— Knight 1st Amendment (@knightcolumbia) May 23, 2018

The president and his social media team often block unwelcome followers of his account. In her explanatory statement, judge wrote that a Offiziellerniemanden may block because of his political views. Zudemsei allows everyone to move freely on digital platforms on which government is represented. This is BeimTwitteraccount Donald Trumps as president of case.

Current court ruling is due to lawsuit einesInstituts New York ColumbiaUniversität from July 2017. Currently, Trump has around 52Millionen followers on Twitter. However, it is unclear how Vieledavon computer-controlled social botssind.

Even German authorities block Twitter users

Also in Germany BlockierenBehörden users on Twitter. Soberichtete Network Policy. Orgüber a entsprechendeAnfrageder left-wing MEP NiemaMovassat and André Hahn. such as federal government in its reply (pdf), decide DieBundesressorts " Independently and in its own right about criteria by which users are blocked. " Left-PolitikerMovassat finds this "highly problematic under constitutional law". A blockade cabinets The user's opinion UndInformationsfreiheit. If journalists Blockiertwürden, this is also an interference with freedom of press.

Also in an opinion (PDF) of scientific service of Bundestag is called blocking of users by authorities AlsGrundrechtseingriff. This is only permissible under certain conditions, wieStraftaten, insults and or injuries vonPersönlichkeitsrechten.

Date Of Update: 24 May 2018, 12:02