Pro-Trump Former Lawmaker Ordered to Pay $45,000 for Blocking Man on Facebook

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Pro-Trump Former Lawmaker Ordered to Pay $45,000 for Blocking Man on Facebook
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Vernon Jones, a Democrat-turned-Republican and former state representative, was ordered to pay $45,000 to a man he blocked on Facebook

Jones blocked Tomas Miko, a DeKalb County resident from Georgia, from his social media page after they swapped political opinions online in March 2020 while Jones was serving in the state legislature.

After the testy exchange, which the outlet says included comments on proposed immigration legislation sponsored by the former state lawmaker, Jones deleted Miko’s contrary posts. A few months later, Miko filed a federal lawsuit against Jones, alleging Jones deleted his comments to silence his criticism. U.S. District Judge Steven Grimberg stated that when public figures block constituents from their social media profiles to stop them from expressing conflicting opinions, that constitutes “viewpoint discrimination.” The judge also found that Miko’s claims were enough to prove liability and issued a judgement against Jones, who did not respond to the lawsuit.

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