Trump is threatening to close down social media companies. Can he actually do that?

Trump is threatening to close down social media companies. Can he actually do that?

4 years ago
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https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/5/27/21272675/trump-executive-order-social-media-twitter-facebook-youtube-tweet-fact-check-section-230

Even if Trump’s executive order tries to shut down social media companies, it would face an immediate court battle.

President Donald Trump has built his political brand by posting a steady stream of misleading information, conspiracy theories, and personal attacks on Twitter. Now that Twitter did something unprecedented and fact-checked two of his tweets, he’s escalating his typical behavior.