FAC Prompts Disclosure of California Governor Jerry Brown’s Social Media ‘Block Lists’
The First Amendment Coalition today released documents from California Governor Jerry Brown showing that he blocked more than 1,500 individual accounts on his Twitter and Facebook accounts–a practice that excluded those people from participating in a vital forum for political discussion and debate surrounding the state’s highest elected official. In releasing the documents to FAC, the Governor’s office said Brown does not “currently block or mute any Twitter or Facebook account.” The Governor’s office did