President Trump’s plan to control social media leaks online
A draft has leaked online that spells out the President’s plan to directly target Facebook and Twitter, one which he is expected to sign today. Kate Klonick, assistant legal professor at St. John’s University School of Law, published what she claimed was a draft version of the executive order via her Twitter account. According to Business Insider: “The order requires the FCC to examine regulations under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which means online platforms aren’t broadly liable for their users’ posts and gives them scope on policing inappropriate content. ”
SEE THE ENTIRE DRAFT OF TRUMP’S ORDER HERE
In the order, Trump wrote “Online platforms … are engaging in selective censorship that is hurting our national discourse. ”
“Tens of thousands of Americans have reported, among other troubling behaviors, online platforms “flagging” content as inappropriate, even though it does not violate any stated terms of service; making unannounced and unexplained changes to policies that have the effect of disfavoring certain viewpoints; and deleting content and entire accounts with no warning, no rationale, and no recourse.”
