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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