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Judge Blocks President Trump’s Twitter Blocking

US District Court Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald ruled on Wednesday that President Donald Trump cannot block Twitter users from his @realDonaldTrump Twitter account. The federal judge found that Trump’s Twitter account is effectively a public forum and therefore he cannot block people from viewing it. Furthermore even though @realDonaldTrump is […]


Twitter Announces New Ad Transparency Measures

Twitter announced on Tuesday new transparency measures for advertising served on its platform. Some of the measures, like a new Transparency Center, will affect all advertising while other measures are designed to provide specific information regarding political ads. Electioneering ads, or ads that advocate for a specific candidate, will have a […]


Ambassador Haley’s Retweet Deemed Endorsement by Office of Government Ethics

The online social media platform Twitter is incredibly popular among reporters and politicians alike. President Donald Trump’s tweets regularly spark numerous news articles and the then-White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said that the President’s tweets should be considered “official statements.” Now the Office of Government Ethics has ruled that […]