Former US President Donald Trump has suffered a defeat in the legal battle against the suspension of his Twitter account.
A California federal judge on Friday dismissed Trump's argument that Twitter had violated his right to free speech guaranteed by the First Amendment of the US Constitution.
However, Trump and his lawyers still have the opportunity to resubmit their lawsuit in an amended form.
The plaintiffs would not argue from a strong position, it said in the verdict.
Twitter is a private company and the First Amendment on freedom of expression applies to government interference - but not to alleged interference by private companies.
After the storm on the Capitol, Twitter pulled the ripcord
Twitter, Facebook and YouTube blocked Trump's accounts in January 2021, shortly before the end of his term.
The trigger was the storming of the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 by Trump supporters and that he expressed sympathy for the attackers.
This violated the platform's rules, which prohibit the glorification of violence.
In addition, Trump claimed - and still does - without any evidence whatsoever that his victory in the 2020 presidential election was stolen through fraud.
He heated up the atmosphere in the country.
Twitter, where he was followed by more than 80 million users, was his most important communication platform up to that point.
The ex-president has been fighting against the blocking of his account for a long time.
One of the big questions is whether Trump could return to the network following Twitter's possible takeover of tech billionaire Elon Musk.
Trump recently said he didn't want to go back to Twitter, even if he could.
However, the presence on the platform could be important for a possible candidacy in the 2024 presidential election.