Trump Launched Class-Action Lawsuit Targeting Google, Facebook and Twitter
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Former President Trump announced he is leading a class-action lawsuit against the Silicon Valley tech giants.
In a press conference from his Bedminster, New Jersey golf club, Trump was joined by America First Policy Institute, a nonprofit organization, to announce he was the lead plaintiff initiating a class-action lawsuit against Google, Facebook and Twitter.
45th President Donald J. Trump & @A1Policy Press Conference About Protecting Americans’ First Amendment Rights
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— America First Policy Institute (@A1Policy) July 7, 2021
The lawsuit was filed in the Southern District of Florida.
Trump said, “We’re asking the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida to order an immediate halt to stop social media companies’ illegal and shameful censorship of the American people. That’s exactly what they’re doing.”
The former president added, “We’re demanding an end to the shadow-banning, a stop to the silencing, a stop to the blacklisting, banishing and canceling that you know so well.”
45th President Donald J. Trump & @A1Policy Press Conference About Protecting Americans’ First Amendment Rights
WATCH LIVE! 🎥 https://t.co/HD9QojSgX8
— America First Policy Institute (@A1Policy) July 7, 2021
Following the press conference, Trump did an interview with Newsmax TV.
"It's not about me, but I'm the ultimate example."
Donald Trump details his mission to legally combat the "atrocious" crimes of social media platforms. Catch the FULL INTERVIEW with Newsmax's @SchmittNYC at 10:00PM ET: https://t.co/VlT7z8drtO pic.twitter.com/0futajfTro
— NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) July 7, 2021
The America First Policy Institute issued a statement on the lawsuit and encouraged Americans to provide their stories about tech censorship via a website.
Every American can share their personal stories of Big Tech censorship or sign up for updates on these historic efforts to protect their First Amendment freedoms at TakeOnBigTech.com.
CloutHub CEO Jeff Brain commented on the lawsuit on Real America’s Voice News’ program News On with Miranda Khan.
Concerning Trump's new class action lawsuit, CloutHub CEO, Jeff Brain says:
"If you act like a publisher, you should not have the liability protection that [Section] 230 provides."
Watch the full segment on #NewsOn with @RealMirandaKhan: https://t.co/kdi1MxQf1z pic.twitter.com/a85af41vhm
— Real America's Voice (RAV) (@RealAmVoice) July 7, 2021
Liberal Harvard Professor Lawrence Tribe criticized the lawsuit.
If I were on the receiving end of this obviously bogus lawsuit, I’d yawn. Then yawn again. https://t.co/fKQVNXUhgm
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) July 7, 2021
It’s fantastic former President Trump is taking the lead to challenge the abuse of power engaged by the Silicon Valley tech giants.
Google, Facebook, and Twitter have far too much power and they need to be held accountable for censoring Trump and other Americans.