The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case next term to determine if it is constitutional to block social media users from personal pages that government officials use in their official activities. The court dismissed a case as moot concerning President Donald Trump’s blocking Twitter users who criticized him. (CNN, April 24, 2023, by Tierney Sneed)
In Trump’s case, a federal appeals court ruled he violated the First Amendment in blocking critics. Parents in one case argued that in being blocked from Facebook and Twitter pages, they were losing access to important public forums. (CBS News, April 24, 2023, by Melissa Quinn)