“Yeeeah it’s him,” Meghan Murphy tweeted about an image of the complainant, which she claims Twitter cited as the reason for being kicked off the social media site. It asks for an order forcing Twitter to stop enforcing its rule against misgendering trans people, and to lift any bans that rely on it. As a writer in modern media, Murphy says she needs to be on it, and her ban represents a corporation exerting control over public debate. “Yeah, I think the government should be enforcing free expression and free speech,” Murphy said. “We should understand and acknowledge the role of Twitter” and make sure people are allowed to communicate freely, she said.

Source: National Post February 12, 2019 22:30 UTC