Florida federal judge says Trump's former status as a US president doesn't exempt him from Twitter's terms of service

• Twitter's terms of service apply to former President Donald Trump, a Florida federal judge said.

• Trump is suing Twitter and its CEO over the suspension of his account on January 7.

• Twitter's TOS require the lawsuit be moved to California, but Trump's attorneys say he's exempt.

On Tuesday, a Florida federal judge ruled that former President Donald Trump's status as a US president doesn't exclude him from Twitter's terms of service, court documents seen by Insider showed.

In July, Trump filed a lawsuit in Florida against Twitter and its CEO over the permanent suspension of his account on January 7, a day after the Capitol siege. The suspension was made on the grounds of Trump inciting violence through the platform, Twitter said at the time.

The former president cited censorship concerns in his lawsuit, saying that social-media giants such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google were "silencing" conservative voices and were being coerced by Democratic lawmakers.

On Tuesday, Florida District Judge Robert N. Scola Jr. granted Twitter's motion to transfer the case to the Northern District of California, as required by a clause in the social-media company's user agreement, which all Twitter users sign.