Government,
Constitutional Law
Jun. 23, 2020
Did Twitter cross the line by commenting on Trump’s tweets?
While Twitter, like other interactive computer service providers, enjoys protection under the Communications Decency Act from an array of civil claims including defamation, such protection is not unlimited.
Twitter is in the limelight after it flagged and commented on President Donald Trump's tweets on three different occasions in the past few weeks. While Twitter, like other interactive computer service providers, enjoys protection under the Communications Decency Act from an array of civil claims including defamation, such protection is not unlimited. As a result, Twitter should be mindful that its responses to the president may fall outside the scope of the CDA's prot...
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