POTUS signs executive order on liability protections for social media companies
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order regarding liability protections for social media companies such as Twitter and Facebook for content posted on these platforms.
The president claimed that the move aims to defend free speech from one of the gravest dangers it has faced in American history.
The move came after Twitter applied fact checks to two of President Trump’s tweets.
Trump said the fact checks were editorial decisions by Twitter and amounted to political activism. He said the companies should not be able to avail protection from lawsuits for what is posted on their platforms.
