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Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship
whitehouse.gov ^ | May 28, 2020 | President Donald J Trump

Posted on 05/28/2020 3:05:35 PM PDT by ransomnote

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1 posted on 05/28/2020 3:05:35 PM PDT by ransomnote
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To: ransomnote

Let the lawsuits begin.


2 posted on 05/28/2020 3:10:14 PM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: ransomnote

3...2...1 till someone from NeverTrump condemns this as racism


3 posted on 05/28/2020 3:10:19 PM PDT by Zathras
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I think social media has met it’s match....Game over......


4 posted on 05/28/2020 3:11:05 PM PDT by Hambone 1934
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Thank you Mr. President! This is a start.

I commented on this forum two or three years ago that if we don't get a handle on these big social media monopoly, conservatives and conservative speech will be squeezed out of the public discourse to the very fringe.

Social media and internet giants tech giants are controlled and run by far left wing activists who have no qualms about censoring and persecuting those who disagree with them. They should be yanked back, because they are so full of arrogance and unethical behavior.

5 posted on 05/28/2020 3:13:27 PM PDT by Moorings
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To: HartleyMBaldwin

Yeah butt pedo joe said rights aren’t all encompassing. Or something.


6 posted on 05/28/2020 3:14:00 PM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: ransomnote

President Trump’s Executive Order is well measured and balanced as well as well timed. The online platforms will need to comply and permit and not restrict the speech of Conservatives.

This is a win!


7 posted on 05/28/2020 3:22:07 PM PDT by Meatspace
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I end up in Twitter jail all the time. Can I file against those bastards in Small Claims now? No, what about Tom Fitton leading a class action suit? I’ve been predicting Twitter would ban Trump before the election. I doubt Twitter will change, rather, look for the Trump ban.


8 posted on 05/28/2020 3:24:18 PM PDT by hardspunned (MAGA, now more than ever)
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To: ransomnote

Halleluiah!


9 posted on 05/28/2020 3:27:27 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: hardspunned

For all of last year I was getting muzzled on FB often because I post in Vietnamese. Apparently an American posting in a non European language is suspect. It seems to have stopped happening in January. I am apolitical on FB in any language.


10 posted on 05/28/2020 3:29:08 PM PDT by ThanhPhero
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The online platforms will need to comply and permit and not restrict the speech of Conservatives.

Or liberals.

You realize we’re on one of those platforms now, right?

11 posted on 05/28/2020 3:29:59 PM PDT by semimojo
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I get attacked for my opinions on FR more than on Twitter.


12 posted on 05/28/2020 3:30:09 PM PDT by sockmonkey (Conservative. Not a Neocon.)
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Freedom from discussion in a discussion forum is not what this is about.


13 posted on 05/28/2020 3:33:24 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: ransomnote
Context and history. If libs had no problem then, they can't now.

Obama: I will use my pen and phone to take on Congress

14 posted on 05/28/2020 3:35:47 PM PDT by Arones (When Leftists are in a minority, then they look for other ways to win.)
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This is coming at a moment none too soon.

Google, Twitter and Facebook have more power and control over what we Americans may know than even the MSM.

Even with Creepy Uncle Joe as their candidate, these social media giants could still lie, manipulate and cheat their way into his winning in November.


15 posted on 05/28/2020 3:39:21 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Click my screen name for an analysis on how HIllary wins next November.)
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To: semimojo

Hardly the same thing. Not even close. Free Republic is totally honest about what it is and who it serves. It relies on donations as a 501(c)4 organization to stay afloat and neither sells advertising or stock.


16 posted on 05/28/2020 3:41:44 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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The head Twit had to know he would be igniting a firestorm with his graffiti against our President. What is his hidden agenda for this apparently suicidal act?


17 posted on 05/28/2020 3:45:21 PM PDT by Nateman (If the left is not screaming, you are doing it wrong.)
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Hardly the same thing. Not even close.

Maybe not in your view or mine, but absolutely under Section 230 and this EO.

Here's the EO definition:

” Sec. 7. Definition. For purposes of this order, the term “online platform” means any website or application that allows users to create and share content or engage in social networking, or any general search engine.”

It's not even a close call - it applies to FR.

Would the Trump administration use this to go after Jim? Probably not.

Will the next Democratic one?

18 posted on 05/28/2020 3:48:18 PM PDT by semimojo
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To: Nateman

Dorsey is at the very least a Satanist and pedophile

I don’t care what he wants


19 posted on 05/28/2020 3:51:07 PM PDT by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her. Merry Christmas! In God We Trust!)
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Waiting to hear what that doltish Mitt Romney says about this.
It will be a real knee-slapper.


20 posted on 05/28/2020 3:56:14 PM PDT by Honest Nigerian
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