BREAKING:
WaPo reporting that Trump's Executive Order will 'open the door for federal officials to penalize' Twitter, Facebook & Google for 'political bias'
They're calling it 'wide ranging'
Trump's expected to sign it on Thursday
#ThursdayThoughts
washingtonpost.com/technology/202…
WaPo reporting that Trump's Executive Order will 'open the door for federal officials to penalize' Twitter, Facebook & Google for 'political bias'
They're calling it 'wide ranging'
Trump's expected to sign it on Thursday
#ThursdayThoughts
washingtonpost.com/technology/202…
2-"Trump’s directive chiefly seeks to embolden federal regulators to rethink a portion of law known as Section 230, which spares tech companies from being held liable for the comments, videos and other content posted by their users,
3-"according to the two sources, who requested anonymity to describe a document that could still evolve and has not been officially signed by the president. It would task the Commerce Department to petition the Federal Communications Commission to open a rulemaking proceeding to
4-"reconsider the scope of the law, the people familiar with the document said. It also would seek to channel complaints about political bias to the Federal Trade Commission for investigation, which would be encouraged to probe if tech companies’ content-moderation policies are
5-"in keeping with their pledges for neutrality. Lastly, it would require federal agencies to review their spending on social-media advertising, according to the people familiar with the White House’s thinking.
6-"The executive order has gone through multiple iterations in recent years, and it may still change, the sources cautioned. Even so, it would be up to the FCC and FTC,
7-"two independent agencies operating outside the president’s cabinet, to determine exact courses of action once Trump signs it. ... " ~WaPo, 5/27/20, 11:01 pm
