The case is challenging Twitter’s decision to refuse to run a paid tweet for a B.C.\u002Dmade documentary that is critical of large corporations
But in citing their constitutional rights those litigants have all faced the same immutable hurdle. The United States’ first amendment, like the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in Canada, applies just to government, not private individuals or companies.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“The stakes are high for Twitter,” he said. “If the door is opened to a Canadian court to second-guess Twitter’s use of its platforms … it won’t be the last case.”Twitter bans Ottawa law professor Amir Attaran for saying Trudeau should be 'tarred and feathered' , the company says there is nothing in contract or any other law that obliges it to let users do and say whatever they want on the site. In fact, a court that imposed such a requirement would be breaching the platform’s own freedoms, says the factum submitted to court by the firm’s Toronto lawyers.
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