Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice
Abstract
The note argues that official social media accounts used by political figures for public engagement should be classified as designated public forums, ensuring First Amendment protections against viewpoint discrimination. It contends that blocking users based on their viewpoints violates constitutional rights, as such accounts serve as modern public squares essential for free speech and open discourse.
Disciplines
Civil Rights and Discrimination | Communications Law | First Amendment | Law | Law and Politics | Science and Technology Law
Recommended Citation
Jonathan Groffinan,
The Modern Public Square: Digital Viewpoint Discrimination in the Age of @RealDonaldTrump,
25
Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just.
69
(2018).
Available at:
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol25/iss1/5
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