After reading a Room for Debate article “Should the President Be Able to Block You on Twitter” I thought I would blog it and hear other peoples opinion on this subject. The president is allowed to block anyone due to the first amendment but should it be that way? I personally think that it would be immature for the president to block anyone on social media for any reason since he is a public figure representing our country. Although in Danielle Citron’s article she feels that the president can block whoever he wants on his account since it's just social media. It's known that Trump speaks his mind a lot on Twitter and I think it isn't right for him to be allowed to block anyone since a lot of news can be found on his account and millions of people follow him. Do you think the president should be allowed to block anyone on his account? Why or why not?
In my opinion the president shouldn't block anyone out of a sign of respect. However, if there is a constant copy paste spamming on his posts, that would just clutter whatever he is saying, and remove any discourse that was taking place. That might require a block to keep things clean. The action shouldn't be taken away from him, but to keep somewhat of a good image, he shouldn't.
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