There's no way Trump's account can be considered an open public forum

Twitter is never an official way of communication from the govt to you

it is a lil treat

if it is rendered impenetrable by a closed forum

if u wanna use it u use it if not u dont have to

If you've got a patch of grass, right?

you don't have to go to a public forum either

but you have the right to do so

Twitter is not a public forum

is a private company

is a communication service

Twitter is a dictatorship

Government person A is speaking on that grass

we already went over this. a public forum, by the legal definition they are using, is not restricted to public land.

the company does whatever they want, period.

can u link me to that definition

because I dont think it talks about virtual worlds

But we've got a digital equivalent.

it talks about land

It doesn't specify land, I don't believe.

well not private one anyway

and twitter is private virtual "land"

Is there any history of moderation for public land? (And to what extent?)

The point is, there's no historical basis for his twitter account to be a public forum.

i think there might be. depends on how far back you want to consider history, tbh.

If twitter is a public forum then my living room is too

actually

but there is no denying social media is a common avenue for political discourse

I misinterpreted what it meant by 'traditional'.

"by tradition or practice"

What they're saying is that that particular type of spot has been used

http://www.firstamendmentschools.org/freedoms/faq.aspx?id=13012

So, street corners, check.

Public parks, check.

If someone generally allows it in their land, they can't suddenly change their mind while it's an active ground.

look, no company can block u from being in a park, but twitter can block u from being in twitter

thats the difference right there

But how does that translate to digital?

If the govt had a official twitter-like platform then it would be different

You have to look at it in a generic sense, or in specific history.

In practice, Twitter has been censorious.