All about Section 230, a rule that made the modern internet
https://apnews.com/d3e09c4037e2fc17558492b9bdce1ecc
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Twenty-six words tucked into a 1996 law overhauling telecommunications have allowed companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google to grow into the giants they are today.
Those are the words President Donald Trump challenged in an executive order Thursday, one that would strip those protections if online platforms engaged in “editorial decisions” — including, in the president's view, adding a fact-check warning to one of Trump's tweets.