A federal appeals court has thrown out a lawsuit from independent journalist Alex Berenson accusing Pfizer executives of pressuring Twitter to censor him because of his comments opposing COVID-19 vaccines.
A unanimous panel of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit judges on Oct. 20 determined that Twitter’s terms of service were not altered by a subsequent “five strikes” policy and promises made to Berenson that his posts on COVID-19 vaccines would not lead to strikes.
The terms said that Twitter may suspend or terminate an account “at any time for any or no reason,” including for violations of Twitter rules and policies….