Private entities cannot be held responsible for denying someone their constitutional right to free speech. This means that the only entities that are responsible for upholding the protections the First Amendment affords are Congress and the states, and entities with an interrelationship with Congress or the states, such as a state-run university. This doctrine states that the first ten amendments, which includes the First Amendment, also applies to the states. In addition to Congress, according to what is known as the ‘Incorporation Doctrine’ of the Fourteenth Amendment, the states have this responsibility as well. abridging the freedom of speech.” The key word here is the first word of the amendment itself, ‘Congress.’ Congress, thus, is the entity responsible for upholding one’s First Amendment rights. The First Amendment to the United States Constitution states, in relevant part, “Congress shall make no law. However, the liberty is not as broad as many people think. The First Amendment is one of the most fundamental liberties the Constitution provides. His son, Donald Trump Jr., tweeted, as a response to his father’s ban, “Free-speech no longer exists in America.” What does the First Amendment really say? In response to President Trump getting banned, his supporters have argued that this is a violation of the First Amendment. Thus, Twitter permanently banned President Trump from the platform. Through analyzing these tweets in the broad context of the high tensions surrounding President Trump, President-Elect Biden, and the storming of the Capitol Building on January 6, 2020, Twitter found it highly likely that these tweets would inspire future violence.
Twitter stated that these tweets violated its Glorification of Violence policy, which aims to stop its users from glorifying violence when it has the possibility of inspiring other users to commit violent acts. They will not be disrespected or treated unfairly in any way, shape or form!!!”, and “To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th.” Two tweets caused Twitter to suspend his account, “The 75,000,000 great American Patriots who voted for me, AMERICA FIRST, and MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, will have a GIANT VOICE long into the future. On January 8, 2021, Twitter permanently suspended President Donald Trump from using his Twitter account or tweeting off of another Twitter account.
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