Alex Berenson SUES Twitter for ‘violation of the First Amendment’ over permanent ban for questioning vaccines

The independent journalist Alex Berenson has filed a federal lawsuit against Twitter challenging his ban from the service over a tweet questioning the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines.

The lawsuit filed on Monday in US District Court for Northern California seeks Berenson’s reinstatement to Twitter and unspecified monetary damages over his permanent ban in August.

A spokesperson for San Francisco-based Twitter did not immediately respond to a request for comment from DailyMail.com.

Berenson, a former New York Times reporter and prominent skeptic of many pandemic policies, was banned from Twitter over a tweet in which he stated that COVID vaccines do not prevent infection or transmission of the virus.

The lawsuit filed on Monday in US District Court for Northern California seeks Berenson’s reinstatement to Twitter and unspecified monetary damages over his permanent ban +6
The lawsuit filed on Monday in US District Court for Northern California seeks Berenson’s reinstatement to Twitter and unspecified monetary damages over his permanent ban.

‘It is undisputed that vaccinated persons can contract and spread COVID-19,’ the lawsuit adds, noting that Dr. Anthony Fauci himself has stated in published interviews that vaccinated people can be infected.

However, the crux of the lawsuit does not rest on whether Berenson’s criticism of vaccines was objectively true or not.

The detailed 70-page complaint alleges that Twitter is legally a ‘common carrier,’ similar to a railroad or a telegram, which is required under California and federal law to provide service to all comers.

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