X is funding a lawsuit filed today by Chloe Happe against her former employer, Block. Block fired Chloe because of the political opinions she expressed on X. Chloe had two pseudonymous accounts on X, @bronzeageshawty and the now-deprecated @samsarashawty. She did not reference Block or her own identity on either account before Block fired her. But because some of the opinions she expressed in her X accounts did not conform to the prevailing political orthodoxy, Block fired her, in violation of the law. X is supporting her suit to vindicate her rights.
@XNews @bronzeageshawty @samsarashawty “some of the opinions she expressed did not conform to the political orthodoxy” hilarious that you think there isn’t a company in the world that wouldn’t rightly sack a person for posting this on social media.
@thelefttake @XNews @bronzeageshawty @samsarashawty “Sack” We say “fired” here in the States, and we have a First Amendment that allows us to say what we want. We don’t get “sacked” just for posting opinions anonymously on the internet. Only fascists do that. If she had said that from a company acct, that’s different. I guess
@juan0farc @XNews @bronzeageshawty @samsarashawty 1A rights don’t extend to private employment. Hilarious that I, someone who you have rightly pointed out is not an American, knows more about the laws of your country than a sizeable percentage of its own citizens.
@thelefttake @XNews @bronzeageshawty @samsarashawty She didn’t identify her employer, and wasn’t traceable back to her employer in any way. Regardless, the court will decide which of us knows the Constitution better. Good luck. I’m rooting for you.
@thelefttake @juan0farc @XNews @bronzeageshawty @samsarashawty Also we say sack in America. I have no idea what this person is talking about.
@thelefttake @juan0farc @XNews @bronzeageshawty @samsarashawty This isn't about the 1st amendment. Turns out we have other laws
@thelefttake @juan0farc @XNews @bronzeageshawty @samsarashawty so - you believe corporations are individuals with freedom of association? odd that
@thelefttake @juan0farc @XNews @bronzeageshawty @samsarashawty That is also correct. The First Amendment is a restriction only on government attempts to suppress speech. This is exact,y why Twitter, Facebook, Truth Social, etc. can and routinely do delete posts and accounts, which do not implicate the 1sr Amendment at all.
@thelefttake @juan0farc @XNews @bronzeageshawty @samsarashawty You are right. But, if you have an employment contract just fire someone for anything. Anonymous statements on social media would have to fit into the fireable offenses. Any statements that don't involve the company through an anonymous account is a bit of a stretch.