Trump announces anti-censorship lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter
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July 8, 2021 06:00 BST
Former US president Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled a lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter and Google, escalating his years-long free speech battle with tech giants who he argues have wrongfully censored him. I m filing, as the lead class representative, a major class-action lawsuit against the big tech giants including Facebook, Google and Twitter as well as their CEOs, Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai and Jack Dorsey three real nice guys, Trump announced at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
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(Photo : Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Donald Trump And America First Policy Institute Make Joint Announcement In NJ
BEDMINSTER, NEW JERSEY - JULY 07: Former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a press conference announcing a class action lawsuit against big tech companies at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster on July 07, 2021 in Bedminster, New Jersey. Former president Trump held a press conference with executives from the America First Policy Institute to announce a class action lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter, Google, and their CEOs, claiming that he was wrongfully censored. Since being banned from the social media companies, former president Trump has continued to spread lies about the 2020 election.
Trump to drag ‘weaponised’ tech giants to court for ‘illegal censorship’ of free speech
Embattled former President Donald Trump is taking Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to court over their decision to censor his posts in the wake of the Capitol insurrection on January 6.
Brianna McKeeDigital Reporter
July 8, 2021 - 10:31AM
Former President Donald Trump announced he is taking legal action against social media giants which banned him from their platforms after the Capitol Hill riots last year.
In a press conference on Wednesday Mr Trump described the lawsuit as a “pivotal battle” in defence of the first amendment which protects freedom of speech in the United States.
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El expresidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, anunció este miércoles que demandará a Facebook, Twitter y Google por vetar sus cuentas y “silenciar” a los estadounidenses, una cruzada por la “libertad de expresión” a la que ha invitado a unirse a “cientos de miles de personas”.
Trump tiene suspendidas sus cuentas de redes sociales desde el asalto violento al Congreso del pasado 6 de enero por parte de una turba de sus seguidores, y en repetidas ocasiones ha calificado ese veto de “censura” y abuso”, pero ahora ha decidido librar una “batalla” para recuperarlas y reclamar una compensación.
The class-action lawsuit also targets the three companies’ CEOs.
The 75-year old was suspended from his social accounts in January over public safety concerns in the wake of the Capitol riots, led by his supporters.
On Wednesday, Trump called the lawsuit “a very beautiful development for our freedom of speech”.
In a news conference from his golf resort in Bedminster, New Jersey, Trump also railed against social media companies and Democrats, who he accused of espousing misinformation.
“We are demanding an end to the shadow-banning, a stop to the silencing, and a stop to the blacklisting, banishing, and cancelling that you know so well,” he said.