Trump threatens to regulate or shut down social media companies after Twitter adds fact-checking warning to tweet

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Trump threatens to regulate or shut down social media companies after Twitter adds fact-checking warning to tweet GlobeTechnology

U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington, on May 26, 2020.U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to regulate or shut down social media companies for stifling conservative voices, a day after Twitter attached a warning to some of his tweets prompting readers to fact check the president’s claims.

In a pair of early morning posts on Wednesday, the Republican president again blasted mail-in ballots. In a third tweet he threatened “big action” against Twitter.In recent years Twitter has been tightening its policies amid criticism that its hands-off approach had allowed abuse, fake accounts and misinformation to thrive.

Asked what action Trump would take against social media companies like Twitter, White House adviser Kellyanne Conway told reporters on Wednesday: “We’ll see what happens.”

 

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GlobeTechnology even the Donald can't beat the internet - silly man

GlobeTechnology Straight out of the authoritarian regime playbook.

GlobeTechnology You're fake news Donald.

GlobeTechnology Hahaha , let's see him try ! He'd lose the election in a minute

GlobeTechnology Free speech in America is rapidly dying. If Trump doesn’t like what press, media or social media has to say, he just tries to shut them down. Hopefully something or someone will shut him up and down soon if not in November election.

GlobeTechnology Poor Donald all upset that Twitter now points out his lies. Let’s all hope that on November 3 the citizens dethrone the “Lier King”

GlobeTechnology Chapter 3 from Communism for Dummies playbook!

GlobeTechnology Good luck with that!

GlobeTechnology Trump is so afraid of the truth..

GlobeTechnology Does this new policy by Twitter apply to all politicians and journalists?

GlobeTechnology He is out of his mind , still a democratic country

GlobeTechnology he cant do that

GlobeTechnology What realDonaldTrump is doing echos the actions of dictators like Stalin and hitler

GlobeTechnology Great regulate them. The internet should not be the wild Wild West. But as usual, Trump’s reasoning is to protect himself not others.

GlobeTechnology Trump and his spawn should be persona non grata in Canada.

GlobeTechnology Boo hoo hoo wah wah wah

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