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19 Duke J. Const. L. & Pub. Pol'y Sidebar 1 (2024)

handle is hein.journals/dukjppsid19 and id is 1 raw text is: COMMUNICATION WITH PUBLIC OFFICIALS IN THE MODERN AGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA: DOES IT VIOLATE THE FIRST AMENDMENT WHEN PUBLIC OFFICIALS BLOCK PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS FROM THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES? EMILY COHEN* INTRODUCTION American democracy demands that individuals can criticize the government in open discussions. Modern technology has shifted the forums where individuals air these grievances. In the past, criticism of government officials occurred in town halls, newspapers, magazines, and news shows. Modern channels of communication, however, heavily feature social media, thus expanding the population that can participate in this discussion. Social media sites, such as Twitter and Facebook, have vastly expanded the ease with which government officials can communicate with the public and with which private individuals can criticize these officials and their policies. Additionally, a hallmark of these sites is the capability of individuals to interact with one another through likes, comments, reposts, and replies. This facilitates direct interactions between the public and their government representatives on these sites. Recently, more government officials have turned to social media to run official accounts.' In particular, the presidency of Donald Trump * Copyright 2023 @ Emily Cohen, J.D. Candidate, Duke University School of Law, 2024, B.A., Tulane University, 2021. I would like the thank the staff of the Duke Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy for their work on this Note. I would also like to thank Professor H. Jefferson Powell for his guidance and suggestions. Finally, I would like to thank my friends and family, especially my mom and dad, Susie and Neil Cohen, for all of their support. 1. See generally JACOB R. STRAUSS, CONG. RSCH. SERV., R45337, SOCIAL MEDIA

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