Rep. Devin Nunes has filed a $250 million lawsuit against Twitter, accusing the site of 'shadow-banning conservatives.'
Typically, social media websites are exempt from defamation liability. Nunes' legal team argues, however, that Twitter is complicit in the defamation by"knowingly hosting and monetizing" abusive content on its service.
"Twitter knew the defamation was happening. Twitter let it happen because Twitter had a political agenda and motive," the legal briefing states. "Twitter allowed its platform to serve as a portal of defamation in order to undermine public confidence in and to benefit his opponents and opponents of the Republican Party."
Congressman Devin Nunes , left, leads a panel discussion on water with attorney Gary Sawyers, Victor Davis Hanson, writer/director Ray McNally and radio host Ray Appleton before the premier of “Dead Harvest,” at the Fox Theatre in Visalia on Thursday, November 12, 2015 The documentary chronicles the effects of the lack of water for farmland in the Valley.Last November, Nunes faced the toughest political battle of his 16-year career against Democratic upstart Andrew Janz.
Despite Nunes' apparent anger with Twitter, the Tulare native is a frequent user of the social media site. His recent tweets about California barring full-service restaurants from handing out plastic straws unless a diner requests one
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