Rep. Greene agrees not to block critics from Twitter account

[George II]

Source: Washington Post

By Associated Press March 25, 2021 at 2:57 p.m. EDT

LOS ANGELES — U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and a Los Angeles-based political action committee have reached a settlement that bars the Georgia Republican from blocking anyone from her public Twitter account or other social media while she’s in office.

Greene also agreed to pay $10,000 to cover legal fees for MeidasTouch LLC, which plans to donate the money to two nonprofit groups, according to Ben Meiselas, the PAC’s co-founder and a lawyer whose clients have included former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

The deal was approved last Friday, he said.

“This was a swift and impactful resolution we are proud of,” Meiselas said in an email.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/rep-greene-agrees-not-to-block-critics-from-twitter-account/2021/03/25/ec0f6c9a-8d9b-11eb-a33e-da28941cb9ac_story.html

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This is a pay site, but much more detail in the article.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. Why, how thoughtful of her.

I was going to say that she didn't have much choice, but it turns out the account in question was not her official account. It is possible that she could have been justified blocking people from a non-official account in general. To no surprise, she did herself in:

Although it wasn’t her formal congressional Twitter account, MeidasTouch said Greene uses it as a “de facto” official account, sharing her positions and doing fundraising drives. The postings generate thousands of replies, according to the lawsuit, which calls it “a kind of virtual town hall in which Greene and her aides use the tweet function to communicate news and information ... and members of the public use the reply function to respond.”

So, yeah, it was another official account. Nice going, MTG.

Now I have to find that account. Her official account is https://twitter.com/RepMTG .

I think this is the one the article is about:

https://twitter.com/mtgreenee

Replies like this make me think I've got the right account:

Some people just lack the ability to realize that everyone in the room wants them to shut up.

Link to tweet

Yep. Must be the one.

[George II]

3. MeidasTouch's claim was she uses that account to conduct official business and fundraise. Wonder....

...if she's already opened a third account yet?

[marble falls]

2. Anything that makes Rep Greene clench her teeth is a wonderful thing. Nice work MeidasTouch LLC!

[GentryDixon]

4. I support these brothers. ❤️

[Cha]

5. no Kidding.. they're the

Best.. 💙

To the MeidasTouch!

[bucolic_frolic]

6. This is a good outcome

The right wing bubble must be penetrated with the disinfectant of truth.

[COL Mustard]

7. Put Bleach....Where?!?!?

Yeah, that sounds good!

[ck4829]

8. K&R