Twitter Inc. lost its bid to dismiss a lawsuit by a “white advocate” who was banned from the site in a challenge to the company’s ability to exclude users it deems objectionable.



California Superior Court Judge Harold Kahn in San Francisco rejected Jared Taylor’s claims that Twitter violated his free speech rights and discriminated against him when it permanently suspended his accounts in December.



But he said Taylor properly supported his allegations that Twitter’s policy of suspending accounts, in the judge’s words, “at any time, for any reason or for no reason” may be unconscionable and that the company calling itself a platform devoted to free speech may be misleading and therefore fraudulent.

In the case of Taylor versus Twitter, anti-slap denied, unfair competition claim sustained. Suck it, censorship! — Marc J. Randazza (@marcorandazza) June 14, 2018

This was an amusing time during the hearing today -- Twitter argues that it has every right to discriminate. They did argue that they would NEVER do so ...



However, The Satanists would beg to differ: https://t.co/3ujth39xCw pic.twitter.com/Ual9nQanoq — Marc J. Randazza (@marcorandazza) June 15, 2018

Case against Twitter is "in the public interest." pic.twitter.com/Aouoq7lfq7 — Marc J. Randazza (@marcorandazza) June 15, 2018

The kernel of the discussion of how this case against Twitter seeks to vindicate free speech rights. pic.twitter.com/dANPjgcTl4 — Marc J. Randazza (@marcorandazza) June 15, 2018