If a government official speaks as a government official, sure, I see banning comments as violating freedom of speech.
...but that's about as far as it goes. The 1st Amendment only applies to government restriction.
Now, if we want to talk about social media editing and banning and then claiming not to be a publisher for defamation purposes....well there we've got something.
...but that's about as far as it goes. The 1st Amendment only applies to government restriction.
Now, if we want to talk about social media editing and banning and then claiming not to be a publisher for defamation purposes....well there we've got something.