US lawmaker sues Twitter

By AFP
March 20, 2019

WASHINGTON: A Republican congressman is suing Twitter claiming the online platform discriminates against conservatives by hiding their messages, and for allowing "abusive, hateful and defamatory" content about the lawmaker.

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The complaint was filed by Representative Devin Nunes, an ally of President Donald Trump, in a Virginia state court, and released online by Fox News. It seeks $250 million in damages.

Nunes alleges that Twitter "shadow bans" conservatives, purportedly making their messages less visible, and failed to crackdown on parody accounts such as "Devin Nunes´ Mom" and "Devin Nunes´ cow" which accused him of obstructing investigations into the president.

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