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BumRushDaShow

(161,376 posts)
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 06:35 AM Tuesday

Supreme Court rejects conservative activist Laura Loomer's bid to sue social media for banning her

Source: msn/USA Today

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WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court won’t help conservative provocateur Laura Loomer take on social media companies and their advertisers who have blocked her posts. Loomer, an influential outside adviser to President Donald Trump, has garnered significant attention for her conspiracy theories and inflammatory comments.

She was banned from Twitter in 2018 for “hateful” conduct. In 2019, Facebook banned Loomer and other controversial figures as "dangerous individuals," saying it bans any user who promotes violence or hate. However, her Twitter account was reinstated after billionaire Trump ally Elon Musk purchased the platform, now known as X, in 2022.

The court on Oct. 6 rejected an appeal by Loomer in her fourth unsuccessful lawsuit alleging Facebook and X conspired with advertisers to keep her from using their sites when she was running for Congress in the 2020 and 2022 elections. The bans doomed her campaigns, she said in the suit.

"Social media is critical to campaigns, especially during COVID-19 restrictions that limited traditional campaigning methods like door-to-door canvassing and public events," her attorneys wrote. A federal judge in California dismissed the suit, which relied on the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/supreme-court-rejects-conservative-activist-laura-loomer-s-bid-to-sue-social-media-for-banning-her/ar-AA1NWTre

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Supreme Court rejects conservative activist Laura Loomer's bid to sue social media for banning her (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Tuesday OP
When you also get banned from Uber, Ubereats, PayPal, and Venmo 🙄 underpants Tuesday #1
And 45 follows her bizarre and craven advice BumRushDaShow Tuesday #4
This woman is disturbed and dangerous. She sends Stephen Miller vibes when I see her or her posts... hlthe2b Tuesday #2
"The bans doomed her campaigns," as any rational person would expect William Seger Tuesday #3
How does something like this even get to the Soopreme Court? Chipper Chat Tuesday #5
Via a circuit court and court of appeals sl8 Tuesday #8
The Court could become bogged down by this stuff Chipper Chat Tuesday #11
Maybe Loomer will now turn her Eye of Sauron onto the Republican Supremes. tanyev Tuesday #6
Mouth of Sauron would be more appropriate Aviation Pro Tuesday #7
Wasn't the scene only in the extended edition? fujiyamasan Yesterday #17
Yes Aviation Pro Yesterday #18
WAAAH! OldBaldy1701E Tuesday #9
Ok, this is confusing. mwmisses4289 Tuesday #10
I think every "official" staffer in the 45 admin BumRushDaShow Tuesday #12
AFIAC, MarineCombatEngineer Tuesday #13
LOL @ Laura LOSER! JoseBalow Tuesday #14
She's being moved towards The Bus. nt GenThePerservering Tuesday #15
Looney Loomer can get back on social if she starts leaking the Epstein evidence FakeNoose Tuesday #16

underpants

(193,405 posts)
1. When you also get banned from Uber, Ubereats, PayPal, and Venmo 🙄
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 06:42 AM
Tuesday

Right-wing activist and internet personality Laura Loomer was banned from UberEats in February 2019, shortly after she was banned from the payment platforms PayPal and Venmo. Her removal from UberEats was part of a larger series of bans from technology companies due to her history of anti-Muslim and hateful rhetoric.
Background on the ban
Initial Uber ban: Loomer's use of Uber and its related services was first revoked in November 2017. This occurred after she posted anti-Muslim remarks on Twitter in response to a terrorist attack in New York City.
Expansion to UberEats: The ban was later extended to include the company's food delivery service, UberEats, in 2019.
Violation of guidelines: An Uber spokesperson confirmed at the time that Loomer had been banned for violating the company's Community Guidelines. These guidelines require all users to treat others with respect and state that hateful conduct is prohibited.

hlthe2b

(111,638 posts)
2. This woman is disturbed and dangerous. She sends Stephen Miller vibes when I see her or her posts...
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 07:16 AM
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William Seger

(11,871 posts)
3. "The bans doomed her campaigns," as any rational person would expect
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 07:17 AM
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Hate mongers should lose elections.

sl8

(16,899 posts)
8. Via a circuit court and court of appeals
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 09:16 AM
Tuesday

Her suit was initially brought before, and dismissed by, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. She appealed to the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, who affirmed the circuit court's dismissal. Loomer then appealed to SCOTUS.

Chipper Chat

(10,631 posts)
11. The Court could become bogged down by this stuff
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 10:20 AM
Tuesday

Meaning the important things would have difficulty being fast-tracked.
(Unless The King wants if fasttracked of course)

tanyev

(48,019 posts)
6. Maybe Loomer will now turn her Eye of Sauron onto the Republican Supremes.
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 08:11 AM
Tuesday

I’d be OK with that.

OldBaldy1701E

(9,265 posts)
9. WAAAH!
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 09:36 AM
Tuesday

"A privately owned company got popular and everyone is using it, but they made me stop because I am an insufferable anal wart, but I want to play too! MAKE THEM LET ME PLAY TOO!"

But, remember, when a Democrat tries to do the same, and gets the boot, they all crow about the 'unfettered free market self-policing its own products' or some shit. Of course, there are very few of those around. I wonder why? (Human beings vs. sociopathic harpies... anyone have any ideas?)

What a complete... you know the word. Rhymes with 'ditch'.

mwmisses4289

(2,383 posts)
10. Ok, this is confusing.
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 09:37 AM
Tuesday

T was also ejected from platforms for similiar reasons, but was reinstated by the supremes for...reasons. Looney loomer is rejected for the same reasons, but courts uphold the reasoning? Is T (or more likely prezie miller) getting ready ditch her because she gotten way too looney even for him? Is she on her way out, and is too dense to see the writing on the wall?

BumRushDaShow

(161,376 posts)
12. I think every "official" staffer in the 45 admin
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 10:40 AM
Tuesday

has their own little fiefdom and since she is not "official", they are probably trying to keep her from their universe. The Courts have waved away her objections but some of the platforms have brought her back (like X) for their own reasons.

MarineCombatEngineer

(16,069 posts)
13. AFIAC,
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 10:47 AM
Tuesday

this is nothing more than a distraction from the Epstein Files, the SC threw a bone to us to try to mollify us, well, at least with me, this won't work.

Thoughts anyone?

FakeNoose

(38,914 posts)
16. Looney Loomer can get back on social if she starts leaking the Epstein evidence
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 10:17 PM
Tuesday

Do it Laura ... Do it for Donny ... you know he wants you to ....

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