Social-Media
Donald Trump signs a management order for social media companies
The executive order for Tech giants such as Facebook, Twitter or Google, and main internet regulations to guarantee broad legal protections for user-posted content was signed on Thursday by President Donald Trump.
"We 're fed up with it," Trump told the Los Angeles Times Thursday in the Oval Office before signing the order.
However, a draft order released earlier this week sought to reverse platform liability protections under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
Section 230 provides internet firms with a broad scope of accountability over their users' content shared on their websites. The draft order would allow for a reinterpretation of the law by the Commerce and Federal Communications Departments and the Federal Trade Commission to develop a tool that enables users to report bias online.
"It's a big market. You've got a bucket. You can do what you want, "said Trump on Thursday. "A protection they won't get."
After Twitter first reviewed two of its tweets early this week, Trump revealed his preparations for signing this Executive order.
The tweets included false and deceptive claims about email votes and election manipulation, and Twitter labelled them with a link that led users to additional news.
