Former US President Donald Trump.
- Donald Trump accused the tech giants Facebook, Google and Twitter of censoring him in error.
- After the fatal siege of the U.S. Capitol by his supporters on January 6, Trump was banned from posting on Facebook and Twitter.
- He stated through the lawsuit that he defended American democracy by defending the right to freedom of speech.
Former US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he will file a class action lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter, and Google to escalate his years of free speech war with technology giants, which he believes has wrongly censored him .
“As the chief collective representative, I’m talking to the big tech giants including Facebook, Google, and Twitter and their CEOs Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai and Jack Dorsey – three real The good guys – file a major class action,” Trump told reporters at the golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
The 75-year-old Republican added that the top US technology companies have become “executors of illegal and unconstitutional review” and he was banned from posting on Facebook and Twitter after the fatal siege of the US Capitol on January 6. supporter.
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Trump stated that the US Priority Policy Institute and thousands of American citizens who “de-platformed” from social media sites have joined the lawsuit.
Trump said:
Through this lawsuit, we defend American democracy by defending the right to freedom of speech of every American-Democrats, Republicans, and independents, no matter who they are.
“This lawsuit is just the beginning.”
Trump stated that he is filing a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Southern Florida, where he seeks to immediately stop censorship, blacklisting, and what he calls “removal” of people who share his political views.
Trump emphasized that he does not seek any form of reconciliation. He said: “We are fighting a battle we will win.”
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Facebook banned Trump indefinitely on January 7 because his supporters made inflammatory remarks before the Capitol uprising a day ago.
Due to the “risk of further inciting violence,” Twitter quickly followed suit and permanently suspended Trump’s account.
In June, after review by Facebook’s independent oversight committee, Facebook narrowed the scope of the ban to two years.
Trump said that YouTube and its parent company Google have deleted “countless videos” dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, including those that question the judgment of the World Health Organization.
The Republican billionaire, his allies and many supporters said that the ban on Trump and others amounts to censorship and abuse of power.
Trump added:
There is no better proof that large technology companies are out of control than they ban the current president of the United States.
Trump has started a series of public activities, including campaign rallies, as he seeks to maintain his status as the most influential Republican in the country.
He made fun of the possibility of a presidential election in 2024, but did not announce his political future.
