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Trump Signs Order to Crack Down on Social Media Platforms

Published 05/28/2020, 04:39 PM
Updated 05/28/2020, 04:54 PM
© Reuters.

By Yasin Ebrahim 

Investing.com - President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that could see social media companies lose the shield protecting them against liability from content posted on their platforms.

Under the new order, Trump vowed to remove the liability shield, granted under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, and said he would also pursue legal actions against social media companies. 

The crackdown on social media platforms comes just days after Twitter began fact-checking Trump's posts.

Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), Twitter (NYSE:TWTR), Pinterest (NYSE:PINS), Snap (NYSE:SNAP) were up in after-hours trading.

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trump needs people to step up and help otherwise he goes on with himself or someone else not realising it
guys i understand trump more of a business minded than politician this guy isnt bad or good he needs assistance with advisers wether to help with decision making on what to say his tweetings i mean he needs help
america is fighting its own mnc donald trump is so power hungry that he will do anything to win november election and if he got elected america will certainly lead to a civil war as by pandemic already over lac have been killed by its trump doesn't care about it
It doesn't matter what he tweets, whoever is compelled to give it the time of day is sadder and the lesser for it. It may even be the platform for his inevitable "Lonesome Rhodes" moment ... it always catches up with his ilk in the end. Never fails.
This platform deletes comments too.
T D S is strong on this fourm. The 50 cent army must be working overtime.
thank God ... for the Deep Web
People who think this a free speech issue need to take a high school civics class. Your speech is protected from GOVERNMENT interference. Twitter is not a government entity, so they can cut you off any time they want.
Can a restaurant kick you out any time they want?
that's true, but big tech have had the luxury of being treated as a "platform" while acting like a "publisher" both are treated differently under the law. with this EO, twitter will be treated as a publisher since they are so keen in controlling what people say
Abuse power
How?
Worse than a communism dictator.
Twitter should suspend Trump for posting drug recommendation that can hurt thr public.
Like what? The same drugs that are FDA approved, and that has been around for 60 years? Or CNN telling you he said to inject Clorox?
Like big pharma DRUG LORDS pushing opiods, ******innocent people for the sole sake of greed. How many years has that been going on for.
Is it me or Trump seems more lke a chinese, russian neofascist leader wannabe than a president bound by checks & balances & a constitution?
its you...
You really mean that the Trump fascists want to control all forms of communication. Real patriots don't support your crowd.
Trump? I see Biden, Pelosi, and Schumer filling that role.
Bravo Mr. Trump !!!!! NOBODY should restrict mine or others people freedom of speech !
Freedom of speech or freedom to manulipate people with lies?
is anybody checking CNN , New York Times or any other media if they say the truth in real time ?
I’ll bet some Al qaida person or Puttin is laughing his as off. Amerika get your *******together. Your elected the Antichrist. It will only get wurst.
I can bet this prez will have the WORST EXIT of all prezs so far.. no doubts about it!
Let's hope so!
Ohh man, snowflake meltdown 2.0 is going to be great.
Why did the dictator start to act only when HE got fact checked and not when all others had been done with all these years?He thinks he needs to be specially treated? Go develop your own tweeting platform and stop using a common one prez!
4D Chess. Literally Dorsey snitched on himself.
The US is the next Venezuela
nice there gots our 1a 2a and 10a  the country and economy are in complete shambles now Americans are lining up for miles in food lines record bankruptcies,,,, record homelessness.......the deficit is now TEN times the amount trump started with this is the worst disaster in American history by far make that 4001 lawsuits for the dictator
He is a dictator. Can' t repeat it enough... He uses the same tricks Erdoghan and Putin used. Wake up!
they jave allowed him to lie for years and biw he gets mad and oetty because they finally warned everyone about his lying
they ruined it for themselves. the bias is far too blatant and undeniable.
25th the 45th already
Trump 2020 baby! MAGA all the way!
Lying and deceit ought to have consequences
Ask Obama, after the 2016 election scandal, his cards are starting to show. Lying and deciet to the American public and used the information maliciously.
they thought they were invincible...
Awesome
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