The former President of the United States has one in mind class action against two social giants and their respective CEOs, Facebook (Marck Zuckerberg) e Twitter (Jack Dorsey), and against Google, all accused of violating the first amendment of the US Constitution, of having “silenced conservative voices” and of restricting freedom of expression. The announcement, anticipated by Axios, took place during a press conference held at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
“We are calling for an end to the blackout, a ban you know well,” said Trump, who also announced he has taken legal action in federal court in Florida. “If they can do it to me – added the tycoon – they can do it to anyone. Freedom of speech is a right given by God”.
Following theassault on the Capitol which took place last January 6, when Trump was still president in office, the account of the US tycoon was indefinitely banned from Twitter and suspended for two years by Facebook. For the two social networks, there is a strong risk that the former head of the US government could incite his supporters to further violence. Trump has never digested these measures.
Washington, Trump’s speech that preceded the assault by his fans on the Capitol
The friction with Googleinstead, it has been going on for some years. Trump complained about the results provided by the search engine: “If you search for ‘Trump News’ only Fake News Media news is shown,” he wrote in a tweet on August 28, 2018.
At the beginning of last June, when Nigeria banned Twitter from the country, The Donald complimented President Buhari and said: “More countries should ban Twitter and Facebook because they don’t give space to free speech. Maybe I should have too. when I was president “.
Trump’s legal action is backed by America First Policy Institute, a non-profit that is committed to pursuing the policies of the former president. The CEO of America First Policy Institute is Linda McMahon, who was the director of the small business agency during the Trump administration.
Trump’s class action against Facebook and Twitter is based on complaints from a larger group of people regarding incidents of censorship that would have taken place on the two social networks.
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