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.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Tom Brady is selling his highly customized Cadillac Escalade for $300,000 — see inside - Business InsiderBusiness Insider is a fast-growing business site with deep financial, media, tech, and other industry verticals. Launched in 2007, the site is now the largest business news site on the web.
Read more »
Inside the Dizzying Effort to Pitch Trump to Black VotersWASHINGTON -- Nearly every week this spring, President Donald Trump&39;s reelection team has held one of the most peculiar events of the 2020 online campaign: "Black Voices for Trump Real Talk." It is a dizzying effort by Trump&39;s black advisers to put their spin on his record -- often
Read more »
Kathy Griffin Sparks Outrage With Tweet About Giving Donald Trump Deadly “Syringe With Nothing But Air Inside”On the same day that President Trump ripped into Twitter for tagging his post with a “fact check” link, calling it a violation of his freedom of speech, comedian Kathy Griffin also deci…
Read more »
Kathy Griffin has stirred up controversy after tweeting that President Trump should take a syringe 'with nothing but air inside'The comedian has had a run-in with Trump before, when in 2017 she tweeted an image of her holding the president's severed head.
Read more »