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To: Eleutheria5

OK so when the social media sites ignore his Executive Order then what? It’s not a law so they can’t be prosecuted. He can’t order them shut down. What will Trump do? Refuse to use Twitter or Facebook?


4 posted on 08/15/2019 5:21:55 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: DoodleDawg

Initiate anti-Trust proceedings, and strip them of Platform privileges, making them civilly liable for content like any other publisher.


5 posted on 08/15/2019 5:23:55 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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To: DoodleDawg

The government is so big these days it is inevitable that Twitter and Facebook have some sort of government contract, loan, grant in there somewhere, particularly if you include any affiliates, business partners, members of the board of directors and/or major shareholders and/or senior executives.

That is the wedge, if Trump is smart enough to find it and use it.


7 posted on 08/15/2019 5:27:10 AM PDT by cgbg (Democracy dies in darkness when Bezos bans books.)
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To: DoodleDawg

I expect there will be an adjustment of common-carrier and liability laws.
Basically: either let everyone post, or be liable for any illegal post.
Yes there are laws which can be prosecuted, just bead to tweak rules about how they apply.


24 posted on 08/15/2019 6:05:27 AM PDT by ctdonath2 (Specialization is for insects.)
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