FCC Commissioner disparages Trump’s social media order: ‘The decision is ours alone’

FCC Commissioner disparages Trump’s social media order: ‘The decision is ours alone’

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https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/17/fcc-commissioner-disparages-trumps-social-media-order-the-decision-is-ours-alone/

FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks has examined the President’s Executive Order that attempts to spur the FCC into action against social media companies and found it wanting. “There are good reasons for the FCC to stay out of this debate,” he said. “The decision is ours alone.”

The Order targets Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which ensures that platforms like Facebook and YouTube aren’t liable for illegal content posted to them, as long as they are making efforts to take them down in accordance with the law.