Trump asks federal judge to restore his YouTube account

[left-of-center2012]

Former President Donald Trump on Monday asked a Florida federal judge to order YouTube to restore his account and
allow him to sell merchandise on the platform once again.

Filed as part of a class-action lawsuit against the video sharing site, the motion alleges that
YouTube’s decision to ban Trump “endangers democracy, stifles public debate and may well tip the balance of the 2022 Congressional elections and the 2024 presidential election.”

According to the filing, the former president’s removal from social media has also
imperiled his donor and merchandising platforms and dampened his ability to communicate his endorsements of candidates.

https://www.courthousenews.com/trump-asks-federal-judge-to-restore-his-youtube-account/

[zentrum]

1. Who appointed this Judge?

Is it a Rump appointee?

[Thomas Hurt]

2. Bull, he can set up his own websites.

[dweller]

3. Fuck off

LOSER

✌🏻

[gratuitous]

4. Mighty strong words, runt

How does YouTube's decision to ban your whiny ass endanger democracy or stifle public debate? Are you unable to say what you want otherwise? Is it too much trouble to hit "1" on your speed dial day or night and immediately get put on the air at Fox? Why does YouTube have to guarantee you a platform when you can't follow their terms of service?

[elleng]

9. Zacly

[malaise]

5. Do the planet a favor

and croak
That is all

[Celerity]

23. +10000000000000000

[RKP5637]

7. Go to Hell Trump. You sociopathic asshole !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t

[elleng]

8. Sounds like a 'NO,' to me.

[FakeNoose]

10. We know why he wants back on YouTube

... and it isn't to sell his cheap merchandise from China. He wants back on there because he needs a national platform to broadcast his campaign lies. And to collect donations from the MAGA-vidiots.

Of course he'd rather be on Twitter, but that ain't happening. So YouTube is better than nothing.
This is not a question of free speech. Please do not fall for this.

[Lettuce Be]

11. Yeah, no. You cannot force a private company to do business if they don't want

This is ridiculous as usual

[C_U_L8R]

12. So... denying wedding cakes is okay

but your hate memorabilia is protected? Oh fuck off, Trump

[ScratchCat]

13. Its just another "fake" suit to push a narrative

Whoever filed this for him doesn't think a court will force YouTube to give him account back anymore than they think the sun is green. This is just their ridiculous narrative that "social media" is biased against "conservatives" and has colluded with liberals to unfairly influence all elections because he and his ilk can't use the platforms to tell lies.

[PSPS]

14. Sorry, but that woould infringe on Youtube's first amendment rights.

As a private company, they are free to determine what is on their platform. Solution: Start your own website. But that isn't the motive here. He just wants to stay in the news so he can grift more "donations."

[Caliman73]

15. To all of Trump's reasoning... SO?

You broke the TOS, repeatedly. You were warned. You kept doing it. If you keep breaking the rules you face permanent ban. That is how life works in the private market. You are seriously asking a FEDERAL JUDGE, the GOVERNMENT to force a private company to let you back on a PRIVATE platform.

Hell, I want to join Mar-A-Lago (not really). I mean, I don't get to be around enough rich conservative assholes to preach my messaging that rich conservative assholes are worthless and should not exist. I want to be able to sell stuff to rich conservative assholes while I preach my message of rich conservative assholes being worthless and not needing to exist. Can I get a Federal Judge to order Trump to let me in the club?

[GoCubsGo]

17. Yep, and those were terms of service to which he agreed to adhere.

When you get that judge to force Trump to give you a membership to his club, make sure you urinate and defecate in the pool, sneeze all over the breakfast bar, bring a herd of cattle onto the golf course to tear it up, blare music at 1 AM, and break other club rules. Then we'll see how HE likes that kind of thing, because it's no different that the shit that got him kicked off of YouTube, Twitter, and the rest of social media.

[Caliman73]

18. Solid plan.

I will put it up on YouTube as well, which I don't think would violate the TOS.

[Initech]

16. Hell no! Bad idea! He was banned for a reason!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

19. Not going to happen

This lawsuit is based on the clam that youtube and Facebook are state actors

[ecstatic]

20. Isn't youtube a private company? wtf? nt

[marmar]

21. Grifting is harder without youtube.

[BlueIdaho]

22. Someone sure thinks the sun shines out of his asshole...

So if TFG doesn’t get his account back that means the end of civilization as we know it? What a joke!