A leaked draft of the EO shows companies could be made more vulnerable to claims of censorship from federal regulators.
President Trump’s anticipated executive order on social media is expected to cut legal protections that shields for the likes of Twitter and Facebook from being held liable for content posted online, a move which could open them up to claims from federal regulators that they are censoring free speech in the event that they suspend users, the New York Timesreports.
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FB CEO Mark Zuckerberg has taken the opposite approach and criticised Twitter’s position, in anticipation of Trump’s crackdown. He said in an interview with Fox News, to be aired on Thursday: “I just believe strongly that Facebook shouldn’t be the arbiter of the truth of everything that people say online.
