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Trump signs executive order threatening social media companies after Twitter fact-checked his tweets

Trump's executive order seeks to limit the power of social media companies to moderate speech on their platforms.President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday seeking to crack down on social media companies over allegations of bias against conservatives.

According to a leaked draft, the order seeks to create new regulations for how social media companies are allowed to moderate speech, and it calls for the Federal Trade Commission to keep a list of complaints from users about political bias on social media platforms. The move comes two days after Twitter added fact-checking links — the first of its kind — to two of Trump's tweets pushing false claims about voting by mail.

Trump's order calls for tech companies to lose their Section 230 protection if they do anything to discriminate against users, restrict their access to a platform without giving them a fair hearing, or take other action that isn't in line with the terms of service.on Wednesday said that within 30 days of its signing, the Secretary of Commerce should file a petition for rulemaking within the Federal Communications Commission for regulations that clarify the scope of Section 230.

"As President, I have made clear my commitment to free and open debate on the Internet. Such debate is just as important online as it is in our universities, our businesses, our newspapers, and our homes," the draft reads. "In a country that has long cherished the freedom of expression, we cannot allow a limited number of online platforms to hand-pick the speech that Americans may access and convey online.

 

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he's kinda funny lol

Time for the ACLU to get involved. Once again American's freedoms are threatened by the tyrant Trump.

Wow

jack Suspend his account for TOS violations like you would any normal person.

realDonaldTrump SIMPLE EXPLANATION: getting outraged over being fact-checked ... screams “I’M A LIAR AND I KNOW IT”

I’m buying Twitter stock & dump Facebook! Zuckerberg is a weinie

realDonaldTrump is an out of control train wreck. He’s gonna take this country down with him. He’s becoming a dictator.

Threatening 🤦‍♂️😂 jfc

Buy Twitter stock, it will roar like Trump’s anger!

Overstepping authority much? Rid our country of this lying idiot. REMOVE. VOTE!

finally trying to stop the censorship and propaganda. ⚖️

if covid has dissed trump on twitter in January we’d have had a lot less dead americans.

The actions of a despot.

UnfitToBePresident

What a turd!

buy gold

You are the Bully (Trump) Stop lying and this would not of happen. Why I always put a source to back up anything I put on Twitter. Twitter gives me and everyone a voice...

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