Judge dismisses Trump's case over Twitter ban

A federal judge in San Francisco has dismissed former President Trump's lawsuit against Twitter that attempted to get his banned account reactivated, according to news reports.

In dismissing the case Friday at Twitter's request, Judge James Donato, of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Californian, did not agree with Trump's argument that the social media platform was acting as an agent of the federal government  when it shut down his account, therefore Twitter was not infringing on his First Amendment rights to free speech, according to CNN.

Twitter permanently banned Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. 

"The amended complaint does not plausibly allege a First Amendment claim against Twitter," Donato's decision reads. "Plaintiffs' first claim is dismissed."

Donato also threw out Trump's other claim that Section 230 of the federal Communications Decency Act that protects tech platforms from lawsuits over posting third-party content is unconstitutional, CNN also reports.