Washington — Republican Rep. Devin Nunes of California, the controversial, arch-conservative former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, is suing Twitter and several of its users for more than $250 million, accusing them of defamation and negligence. The defendants include two anonymous parody accounts, “Devin Nunes’ Mom” and “Devin Nunes’ Cow,” and Liz Mair, a Republican communications consultant who has attacked Nunes on Twitter.
The suit, filed in state court in Henrico County, Virginia, accuses Twitter of “knowingly hosting and monetizing content that is clearly abusive, hateful and defamatory.”
Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act provides internet services with immunity from liability for material posted by their users.
Accoring to Variety, Nunes vowed on Sean Hannity’s Fox News show Monday night that many more suits are on the way. “Our First Amendment rights are at stake here,” he said.
Nunes’ suit also accuses Twitter of censoring “viewpoints with which it disagrees” and “shadow-banning conservatives.”
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“We do not shadow ban,” the company insisted. ” … And we certainly don’t shadow ban based on political viewpoints or ideology.”
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Rep. Devin Nunes sues Twitter, others for $250 million https://t.co/4H5ppuq6e0 pic.twitter.com/PQgkLiUXy5
— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 19, 2019
Among the outrageous things that sent the not-bonkers former head of House Intel into a tailspin: “Devin Nunes’ cow made and republished” such “false and defamatory statements concerning Nunes, including the following: Nunes is a ‘treasonous cowpoke.’” pic.twitter.com/JeTqQFPbvJ
— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) March 19, 2019
This is a major and still ignored story. Numerous Trump media figures and pols are mounting ruinous libel and defamation suits that are ridiculous on their face as to the law but meant to impose a shattering price in legal fees for any kind of aggressive coverage or satire. https://t.co/npNLEY0Nd8
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) March 19, 2019
The Streisand effect should be renamed the Nunes Self-Own. https://t.co/16En7Hj6zm
— Ben (@BenHowe) March 19, 2019
Hi lawyer! 🐄
— Devin Nunes’ cow (@DevinCow) March 19, 2019
For those looking for comment from me on #DevinNunes lawsuit, here you go. Also, to support my legal defense and the ongoing, vital activities of the Swamp Accountability Fund, please donate here: https://t.co/zcYqrHn6OH pic.twitter.com/ogktKTIx4I
— BrandValue$4B (@LizMair) March 19, 2019
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