GIVEN that courts have ruled it is a violation of First Amendment rights to block speech in response to official government social media accounts...
AND GIVEN that the only right to express your First Amendment rights on these videos is to LIKE or DISLIKE...
THE REMOVAL of dislikes by youtube is a clear violation of the First Amendment rights of the entire CLASS of people who chose to dislike the video.
Drafting a lawsuit on this matter would create an opportunity for DISCOVERY, which would give amazing insight into the unlawful manipulation undertaken by youtube.
Punitive damages to follow.
No standing
Sorry had to say it
I disagree. Anyone who down-voted one of those vids has standing, as their down-vote was diluted, even if not eliminated.
That is an infringement of the First Amendment right to respond to these public accounts, as supported by the Twitter case law.
I agree with you I was just referencing the current state of our courts.
Oh - yeah. That's probably the case, then. The rule of law is dead, to be sure.
Knight First Amendment Institute v. Trump, No. 1:17-cv-05205 (S.D.N.Y.)