Trump’s executive order attacking social media companies faces its first legal challenge

Trump’s executive order attacking social media companies faces its first legal challenge

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https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/02/trump-executive-order-lawsuit-cdt/

An executive order from the White House targeting Twitter for moderating one of the president’s posts is being challenged in a new lawsuit from a digital rights group. The president signed the order last week after Twitter added a fact-checking label to one of his tweets that made false claims about mail-in voting.

The order, signed with the blessing of Attorney General William Barr, took aim in particular at a law known as Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which protects internet companies from legal liability for the content they host.

Trump’s executive order attacking social media companies faces its first legal challenge

Jun 2, 2020, 10:32pm UTC
https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/02/trump-executive-order-lawsuit-cdt/ > An executive order from the White House targeting Twitter for moderating one of the president’s posts is being challenged in a new lawsuit from a digital rights group. The president signed the order last week after Twitter added a fact-checking label to one of his tweets that made false claims about mail-in voting. > The order, signed with the blessing of Attorney General William Barr, took aim in particular at a law known as Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which protects internet companies from legal liability for the content they host.