Trump signs order seeking to strip social media freedom

Washington: President Donald Trump signed an order Thursday seeking to strip social media giants like Twitter of legal immunity for content on their platforms in a move slammed by his critics as a legally dubious act of political revenge. The executive order calls on government regulators to evaluate if online platforms should be eligible for liability protection for content posted by their millions of users. If enforced, the action would upend decades of precedent and treat internet platforms as "publishers" potentially liable for user-generated content. Trump told reporters at the White House he acted because big tech firms "have had unchecked power to censor, restrict,...