"Both parties had access to these tools. For instance, in 2020, requests from both the Trump White House and the Biden campaign were received and honored," he said, adding that "celebrities and unknowns alike could be removed or reviewed at the behest of a political party."
Musk responded to the screenshot of the request, writing: "If this isn't a violation of the Constitution's First Amendment, what is?"
In another tweet, he added: "Twitter acting by itself to suppress free speech is not a 1st amendment violation, but acting under orders from the government to suppress free speech, with no judicial review, is."
The Biden campaign was a private entity — not the government — at the time of the request. Trump's White House, however, was the government, but Musk did not address reporting that said they also made and were granted requests.
https://www.businessinsider.com/twi...-trump-white-house-biden-remove-posts-2022-12
Musk responded to the screenshot of the request, writing: "If this isn't a violation of the Constitution's First Amendment, what is?"
In another tweet, he added: "Twitter acting by itself to suppress free speech is not a 1st amendment violation, but acting under orders from the government to suppress free speech, with no judicial review, is."
The Biden campaign was a private entity — not the government — at the time of the request. Trump's White House, however, was the government, but Musk did not address reporting that said they also made and were granted requests.
https://www.businessinsider.com/twi...-trump-white-house-biden-remove-posts-2022-12
