Trump's executive order cracking down on 'online censorship' has nothing to do with free speech

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Trump's executive order cracking down on 'online censorship' has nothing to do with free speech

Business Insider

Published 29 May 2020

· President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday purporting to fight online censorship by empowering federal regulators to strip social media companies' broad authority to moderate speech.
· Legal experts say Trump has scant authority to enforce the order, which would circumvent Congress and violate longstanding...

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Trump's executive order cracking down on 'online censorship' has nothing to do with free speech

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