Twitter sues Texas AG over trying to retaliate Trump ban
US social media giant Twitter has filed a lawsuit against Texas Attorney General over his attempts to retaliate the company’s ban on former President Donald Trump.
Filed in northern California, the lawsuit accuses Ken Paxton of using his office to take on Twitter’s decision to ban Trump over spreading disinformation.
“Paxton made clear that he will use the full weight of his office, including his expansive investigatory powers, to retaliate against Twitter for having made editorial decisions with which he disagrees,” Twitter attorneys said in court documents.
Twitter permanently suspended Trump from its service “due to the risk of further incitement of violence” following the deadly Jan. 6 protest at Capitol Hill.
“Twitter seeks to stop AG Paxton from unlawfully abusing his authority as the highest law-enforcement officer of the State of Texas to intimidate, harass, and target Twitter in retaliation for Twitter’s exercise of its First Amendment rights,” the attorneys continued.
After permanently suspending Trump's personal account, Twitter banned the account of his presidential campaign -- @TeamTrump, as well.
"A core part of Twitter’s mission is to protect freedom of expression and defend an Open Internet. We work every day to protect those interests for the people who use our service around the world. The First Amendment protects everyone’s right to free speech, including private businesses," a Twitter spokesperson told The Hill.
Twitter was the main channel of communication between Trump and his supporters and the ban has had a great cost for his movement.
"In this case, the Texas Attorney General is misusing the powers of his office to infringe on Twitter’s First Amendment rights and attempt to silence free speech. As we’ve repeatedly stated, and recent research underscores, we enforce the Twitter Rules judiciously and impartially across our service," the Twitter spokesperson added.
Trump has blasted the social media platform for killing "free-speech."
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