Are Government Officials Who Block People on Social Media Violating the First Amendment?

           Recently, Twitter announced a feature which limits the amount of people who can reply to your tweets. This mainly affects verified accounts belonging to celebrities, influencers, and yes, even government officials. This stirred up a bit of controversy as to how government officials can use social media and how it directly relates to our freedoms under the First Amendment. Often times members of the government will block people on Twitter if they feel like they are opposing their viewpoint and they don't want to see it, which seems petty because as someone who works for the government you should be working for all people, not just the people who support you.
          However, the question remains: does this violate the First Amendment. The answer? Not technically. The First Amendment does not allow government officials to limit speech they don't like in a public forum, but it says nothing about their private lives. This brings up an interesting viewpoint. Should we treat social media as a professional environment? Certainly Tik Tok and Reddit would say absolutely not. What about personal accounts vs. professional accounts, though? This could be the solution to discovering whether or not this action truly violates the First Amendment because it would separate government from the individual.
        Some argue that blocking people from verified government accounts on Twitter does violate the First Amendment because we should treat social media and online speech as if it were a public forum. If someone chooses to become a verified government account, they should agree to the consequences of posting on social media and hearing responses from the general public.
         This day in age, it is extremely important for government officials to have social media accounts. It is the first line and immediate communication to the people, which, in a way, is scary to think about. Having presented both sides of the argument, which do you believe you fall on?

Reference: https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/trump-aoc-blocking-twitter-court-cases-politicians-social-media-20200109.html