前总统唐纳德·特朗普周三表示，他将对美国三家最大的科技公司提起集体诉讼脸谱网,推特，和谷歌所有这些都禁止这位前总统进入他们的社交媒体平台。
在新泽西州贝德明斯特高尔夫俱乐部的新闻发布会上，特朗普宣布对这三家公司提起“重大集体诉讼”，要求“停止将你非常了解的公司列入黑名单、驱逐和取消。”
这位前总统目前被禁止在推特和脸书以及谷歌旗下的YouTube上发布以下内容1月6日袭击在美国国会大厦。
这些诉讼是在美国佛罗里达州南区地方法院提起的，辩称这三家公司实际上都是政府实体。
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2021年7月7日，美国前总统唐纳德·特朗普在新泽西州贝德明斯特的特朗普国家高尔夫俱乐部发表演讲。
“被告脸书越来越多地参与不允许的审查，这是由于威胁采取立法行动、错误地依赖《通信法》第230条、《美国法典》第47编第230条，以及故意参与与联邦行为者的联合活动，”针对脸书的诉状称。“因此，被告脸书的地位从私营公司上升到国家行为者。因此，被告在关于其用户的审查决定中受到第一修正案言论自由权的限制。”
专家表示，这一论点可能面临巨大的法律障碍。
“这起诉讼认为，这些社交媒体平台受到第一修正案的约束，因为它们相当于政府行为者。很难想象这个国家的任何法官在这一点上同意他们的观点，”美国广播公司新闻分析师、前司法部发言人莎拉·伊斯古尔在谈到这些诉讼时说。“鉴于唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)对诉讼并不陌生，他也知道，如果这场诉讼没有以这些理由被驳回，他将被废黜，包括1月6日左右的事件。”
这位前总统说，诉讼寻求禁令救济，以“允许迅速恢复原状，实际上是修复。”
“此外，我们要求法院对这些社交媒体巨头实施惩罚性赔偿，”他说。
据报道，自从被从这些平台移除后，特朗普的社交媒体影响力直线下降报告。
周三新闻发布会后不久，特朗普的拯救美国行动委员会在筹款活动中利用了这些诉讼，要求支持者“立即”捐款
Trump says he's filing class action lawsuits against Facebook, Twitter and Google
Former PresidentDonald Trumpsaid Wednesday that he is filing class action lawsuits against three of the country's largest tech companies --Facebook,Twitter, andGoogle-- all of which have banned the former president from their social media platforms.
At a press conference at his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club, Trump announced a "major class action lawsuit" against the three companies, demanding "a stop to the blacklisting, banishing, and canceling that you know so well."
The former president is currently banned from Twitter and Facebook -- as well as YouTube, which is owned by Google -- following theJan. 6 attackon the U.S. Capitol.
The lawsuits, which were filed in U.S. District Court for Florida’s southern district, argue that all three companies are actually government entities.
"Defendant Facebook has increasingly engaged in impermissible censorship resulting from threatened legislative action, a misguided reliance upon Section 230 of the Communications Act , 47 U.S.C. § 230, and willful participation in joint activity with federal actors," the complaint against Facebook says. "Defendant Facebook’s status thus rises beyond that of a private company to that of a state actor. As such, Defendant is constrained by the First Amendment right to free speech in the censorship decisions it makes regarding its Users."
Experts say that argument may face steep legal hurdles.
"This lawsuit argues that these social media platforms are bound by the First Amendment because they are the equivalent of government actors. It's hard to imagine any judge in the country agreeing with them on this point," ABC News analyst and former Justice Department spokesperson Sarah Isgur said regarding the suits. "Given that Donald Trump is no stranger to litigation, he would also know that if this lawsuit isn't dismissed on those grounds, he would be deposed, including about events around Jan. 6."
The former president said the lawsuits seek injunctive relief to "allow prompt restitution and, really, restoration."
"In addition, we are asking the court to impose punitive damages on these social media giants," he said.
Since being removed from those platforms, Trump's social media impact has plummeted, according toreports.
Moments after Wednesday's press conference, Trump's Save America PAC used the lawsuits in a fundraising pitch, asking supporters to donate "immediately."
