Trump announces lawsuit against Facebook, Google and Twitter
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As president he could at best proposed alteration into good Samaritan law (which contains problematic and arbitrary clause of "otherwise objectionable" which enables SoMe platforms with their fascists' term of services); other ways would have been dangerous presences if not overstepping boundaries, and unlike democrats Trump knows not to create weaponry that can come to bite you into ass on next round
The orange buffoon could have moved over to Parler back when Parler was still relevant. That and banning federal agencies from using Twitter would have been a massive blow to Twitter.
How on earth would that have helped? Even if it dealt a blow to twitter they'd be back to normal by now, and Parler would still be dead. (having banned him to comply with Apple and Amazon)
It would have forced the press onto Parler. Twitter essentially has two user bases, twitter leftists and politicos/the media/establishment. Trump would have dragged the press and other Republicans onto Parler, and with them, all the TDS suffering leftists probably would have opened accounts as well in order to dunk on Trump. That would have created enough of a critical mass that Amazon would not have yeeted Parler for fear of the backlash. As it was, it was only a group of conservatives using Parler and Amazon doesn't give a single fuck about taking down a platform that only conservatives use.
Also for the courts to take you seriously you have to show harm. Parler wasn't a realistic alternative, but opening an account would have been seen as an admission that he believed it was - giving them an excuse to dismiss the case.
technically could also have issues: no public authority or person working for public authority may use social media, but how'd ya think that would have resonated in voter base that believes in "freedom" ; no, only solutions would be 1) alter that cursed point in law and make social media companies also able to loose their platform status if they do not stay as platforms (that would been major blow if any) or 2) divide monopolies
"No Executive Branch Office or Employee when acting in the official capacity of their position, shall disseminate any communications -- official or unofficial -- over the social media platform commonly known as Twitter"
Use of electronic systems by government offices and employees is restricted all the time: they don't get to install whatever software they want on their government issued computers.
says person who does not understand, and wants not understand how legal systems work
says the type of person who, since last year, has been telling me the legal system is about to overturn the election fraud.
If the legal system is corrupt, then what? Just what happened to people at the insurrection? I have zero faith that legal systems will somehow make miracles happen nor Trump.