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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Here’s the link for what’s in it.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-preventing-online-censorship/


2 posted on 05/28/2020 5:42:25 PM PDT by caww
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To: caww

yep ... and here’s the white house synopsis:

In the next few hours, you may hear a lot about this Executive Order. Leftwing media will claim it addresses a fake problem because tech bias doesn’t exist. Democrats in Congress will say the President is exceeding his authority. Some in the Beltway establishment will say the order doesn’t do that much in the first place.

All of these are lies. Here are a few of the key actions in President Trump’s order:

Makes it U.S. policy that platforms who selectively edit, censor, or are not acting in “good faith” with regards to content will not receive the liability protection included in Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act

Directs the Commerce Department to petition the FCC to make clarifying rules on Section 230 in line with U.S. policy

Helps stop millions of taxpayer dollars from being wasted by federal agencies on advertising with biased social media platforms

Ensures the Justice Department will review more than 16,000 complaints about politically motivated censorship that were collected by the White House in advance of a Social Media Summit held last year

Mobilizes State Attorneys General—who have massive subpoena and consumer protection authorities—to ensure social media platforms are not engaging in unfair or deceptive acts or practices

Acts as federal law and lists the many ways in which tech platforms act with bias against viewpoints they disagree with

Massive corporations that treat millions of American citizens unfairly shouldn’t expect special privileges and protections under the law. With President Trump’s Executive Order today, our country is one step closer to having an honest, fair public debate.


4 posted on 05/28/2020 5:48:00 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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Bump


14 posted on 05/28/2020 6:12:45 PM PDT by foreverfree
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To: caww; catnipman

Thank you guys


20 posted on 05/28/2020 8:54:02 PM PDT by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
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