Friday, May 29, 2020

President Trump Signs Executive Order That May Scrap Or Weaken Law That Protect Social Companies



CNN: Trump signs executive order targeting social media companies

President Donald Trump signed an executive order targeting social media companies on Thursday, days after Twitter called two of his tweets "potentially misleading."

Speaking from the Oval Office ahead of signing the order, Trump said the move was to "defend free speech from one of the gravest dangers it has faced in American history."

"A small handful of social media monopolies controls a vast portion of all public and private communications in the United States," he claimed. "They've had unchecked power to censor, restrict, edit, shape, hide, alter, virtually any form of communication between private citizens and large public audiences."

The executive order tests the boundaries of the White House's authority. In a long-shot legal bid, it seeks to curtail the power of large social media platforms by reinterpreting a critical 1996 law that shields websites and tech companies from lawsuits. But legal experts on both the right and the left have raised serious concerns about the proposal. They say it may be unconstitutional because it risks infringing on the First Amendment rights of private companies and because it attempts to circumvent the two other branches of government.

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Update #1: Trump escalates war on Twitter, social media protections (AP)
Update #2: Trump move could scrap or weaken law that protects social media companies (Reuters)

WNU Editor: As to what is my position. I agree with former Vice-President Biden. He is calling to do exactly what President Trump wants to do.

12 comments:

RussInSoCal said...

...and the Biden team busily digs itself another hole. /I realize Biden can't remember his many finger-jabbing, strident statements. But you'd think his campaign people might.

Anonymous said...

arse

Anonymous said...

Trump’s Social Media Executive Order Is Purely for Show

Anonymous said...

Troll(s) are up early 3:54. 4:11.

Anonymous said...

OCRUMBOGATE.

Anonymous said...

CHUDS BACK AT IT

Anonymous said...

Clecky, you're back!

Anonymous said...

Come on clecky, a little originality would be nice.

Anonymous said...

Can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. Now who used to say that?

Anonymous said...

7:03,
You used to say it all the time clecky. How come you don't like what you yourself have said. Oh wait you complain all the time about your own tactics, clecky!

Anonymous said...

ah, little girly has nothing to say but dump venom. Must be having her period

Anonymous said...

Clecky, how come you get upset over things YOU have wrote? There you go about your obsession again. Somebody here mentioned an affair with a male student, it's starting to make sense clecky!