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What Trump Off Twitter Means For Freedom Of Speech

In The Moment … January 21st, 2021 Show 975 Hour 1

Former President Donald Trump has left the White House, but he is still not allowed back on Twitter. After the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, many of the extremists who committed crimes that day had posted their views, intentions, and actions on social media platforms. Large social media outlets routinely ban, if mostly temporarily, those who violate their user agreements.
 
Guest: Gene Policinski, a leading national scholar on First Amendment protections and a senior fellow at Freedom Forum. 

 
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