Did You Know?: Twitter and Freedom of Speech
Did You Know?: Twitter and Freedom of Speech “Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech,” the Constitution states. But did their Jan. 8 decision violate the First Amendment in the first place? On Jan. 8, Twitter permanently suspended the account of former President Donald Trump following the Capitol riots on Jan. 6 “due to the risk of further incitement of violence.” Twitter users, including Donald Trump Jr., saw the ban as an attack on First Amendment. “Free Speech Is Under Attack! Censorship is happening like NEVER before! Don’t let them silence us,” he tw...