Jason Torchinsky

Jason Torchinsky

April 16, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Politicians With Social Media Accounts. Litigation Is Around the Block for Them—Literally

One of the most powerful tools on social media is the "block" feature. It allows a social media user to silence the haters and drown out the critics, while curating a more friendly social media feed. But after the U.S. Supreme Court decisions in Lindke v. Freed and O'Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier, public officials across the country may have just lost their most powerful social media tool—and litigation is surely to follow.

By Jason Torchinsky and Oliver Roberts

6 minute read

April 10, 2024 | National Law Journal

Politicians With Social Media Accounts. Litigation Is Around the Block for Them—Literally.

One of the most powerful tools on social media is the "block" feature. It allows a social media user to silence the haters and drown out the critics, while curating a more friendly social media feed. But after the U.S. Supreme Court decisions in Lindke v. Freed and O'Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier, public officials across the country may have just lost their most powerful social media tool—and litigation is surely to follow.

By Jason Torchinsky and Oliver Roberts

5 minute read


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