(1) Where do I say otherwise? (2) Opening an incognito browser is a very minor inconvenience.
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Replying to @binarybits
Put aside the legal arguments related to the First Amendment for a sec, though: do you think it’s ethical for politicians in a representative democracy to block their constituents on social media?
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Replying to @digiphile @binarybits
Is it ok for a politician to choose which constituents get to schedule meetings with them? Speak at public hearings on a topic? It's not clear to me that "block on Twitter" is analogous to "not being welcome in a public space like the Capitol". But I'm not sure! Good convo!
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Replying to @wycats @digiphile
I think if you just look at the dumpster fire of a "conversation" that shows up under a Trump tweet, it's obvious this is nothing like a traditional public forum. Nobody with anything serious to say relies on this "forum" to get their message out.
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Replying to @binarybits @wycats
Gosh, I guess I’ve been using Twitter wrong for a decade.
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Replying to @digiphile @binarybits
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@binarybits last sentence is just a misstatement. Dialogue is rare: getting message out in the first place of course isn't. But this conversation itself is a disproof of the "pure dumpster fire" perspective (meta!)2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @wycats @digiphile
This conversation is not a response to a Donald Trump tweet.
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Replying to @binarybits @digiphile
The question is whether it's reasonable to block members of the public from participating. What if a college required a school newspaper to block certain students from replying to their account? It seems plausible that this is similar to Records Acts.
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We think it's ok to say that public officials can't use private accounts for public work, and make their "private correspondence" related to work subject to FOIA. Maybe there's no such thing as a public official's "private Twitter account" if they talk public business there?
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Replying to @wycats @binarybits
Yep. If an official using a private messaging platform for public business, the records are relevant.https://sunlightfoundation.com/2016/07/08/federal-court-ruling-extends-foias-reach-to-private-messaging-systems/ …
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Right. It's not completely applicable here (Twitter blocking doesn't make anything opaque in the usual sense; incognito is easier than FOIA), but there's some overlapping concerns.
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