Still, the move appears to be more about politics than substance, as the president aims to rally supporters after he lashed out at Twitter for applying fact checks to two of his tweets.
The proposed order would direct executive branch agencies including the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission to study whether they can place new rules on the companies -- though experts express doubts much can be done without an act of Congress. Two administration officials outlined the draft order on the condition of anonymity because it was still being finalized Thursday morning. But a draft was circulating on Twitter -- where else?Press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said the Twitter fact checks reflected "bias in action" and Trump aimed to sign the order by the end of the day.
Dorsey added: "This does not make us an `arbiter of truth.' Our intention is to connect the dots of conflicting statements and show the information in dispute so people can judge for themselves." "Donald Trump's order is plainly illegal," said Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democrat and advocate for internet freedoms. He is "desperately trying to steal for himself the power of the courts and Congress. ... All for the ability to spread unfiltered lies."
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said it was "outrageous" that while Twitter had put a fact-check tag on Trump's tweets asserting massive mail-in election fraud, it had not removed his tweets suggesting without evidence that a TV news host had murdered an aide years ago. The trouble began in 2016, two years after Facebook launched a section called "trending," using human editors to curate popular news stories. Facebook was accused of bias against conservatives based on the words of an anonymous former contractor who said the company downplayed conservative issues in that feature and promoted liberal causes.
Assho
Oh good so they won't post his lies anymore
CTVNationalNews It’s unfortunate he didn’t act that fast against Covid19
Good. JustinTrudeau needs to do the same. Make some accountability
Hey,Ginger King,,,It's Social Media,,not censored Media!
So intellugent ...,
Long overdue, but it should have been done by Congress years ago. These Tech Weasels were given liability exemptions under the assumption that they'd be neutral platforms. They are not. They actively engage in censorship. No other media company is exempt from liability.
Why are you covering this and not about an innocent black man in US choked to death by police?!I’m a Canadian but CTV news gets self involved in US news are you defending Trump? You cover the most unimportant you irrelevant news at times.
I wish the same thing would happen here in Canada. The pro Liberal bias on CBC CTV GLOBAL is beyond belief.
twitter should just delete his account ....
AMERICAN DOLLAR.....AND DIGITAL DOLLARS ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. ! INDEED
I wish people would just admit that problem isn't Trump it's MSM and social media giants that are shaping the information average people rely on to stay informed and when Trump says fake news he's pointing out that it's ok to criticize him as long as you criticize the other side2
BY DOING IT AS ONE WAS SAYING. THE DIGITAL DOLLARS WILL BE WORFH AS MUTCH AS THE OTHERS. LIKE BITCOIN.....
ALMOST ALL AMERICANS DIGITAL DOLLARS HAVE BEEN SOLS. FIRST HALVING COMING DOUBLE ITS VALUE
Don’t give me that malarkey
How about you just post a copy of the order and we can see EXACTLY what the order entails. Easy peasy
Did he just executive order everything he ever posted on twitter can be used as liable? Wonder how many could sue him for telling them to inject disinfectant or use Ultraviolet light to kill Covid. If I can sue Twitter I should be able to sue the author too.
T vs T lol
A new deflection. Just what trump supporters need right now so they can imagine their leader is doing a “good job” with the pandemic. 100,000 where does it end?
Maybe .realDonaldTrump should be held liable for all his tweets and prosecuted to the maximum for fraud, deflamantion of character, sexual assault, money laundering, acting on behave of foreign entities for financial his benefit.....Twitter needs more characters for this tweet.
CTVNationalNews This is what sparked it. Twitter using fake news CNN for information on voter fraud. Here is the real data.
First, the Trumpster doesnt have that kind of power. Second, if he makes them liable for what is written, he wont be able to tweet anything.
They would have to throw Trump off of twitter. What is he thinking.
Great news
people have been complaining about this for 4 years. Then he decides to give them the key to the city; now cause it affects him, he wants to do something about it!!!
Perfect because the lawsuits can start with the bullshit Trump spews on social media
He’s trying to control the media .....
Does a President have nothing better to do during a time like this Yep re-elect this ass 🤦🏻♀️
the public is fed up with your lies and acqusations, go public with the proof you have. Lets see if you are BSing the public
It’s about time. Social media is getting out of hand
When they stifle free speach
GOOD !!!!
So with Twitter in the crosshairs, that leaves him only golf.
Unenforceable
Whatever
Soooo if he's the guy who wants factual not fake news why is he worried about fact checking tha would expose liars.
Yes cause thats whats important at this time....realDonaldTrump give ur efn head a shake
how in gods name do people vote for this moron
I hope this works for Canada and the censorship from Facebook and youtube.
They better include Facebook in this tirade.
This would be an epic time for Twitter to fact check some more of his tweets. Especially this one!
Fantastic To bad we have a communist gov. in Canada where we have to depend on the internet for unbias reporting.
I’d like to see Trump take a Polygraph My bet the machine will fail. KnowHowToLie
Sounds a bit like what the Brits tried to do with rock radio in the 60’s when stations moved offshore to ships to get around British law. Twitter should do the same. Oh, and let us say anything about the prick bully.
Good
Oh no, hes on the phone with his babysitter, we are doomed now
Someone who works for the people, whereas Trudeau works for any other country!
This is just crazy, he is literally using the power of the office for his own self serving purpose - AGAIN!! It’s just, shocking that the US President is wasting time and resources on social media crap
And in Canada we are losing freedoms daily
100000+ dead, the highest COVID infection rate in the world, and he’s worried about Twitter fact checking him!?
Good Trump!
Please, we deserve the truth, no matter who is lying to us.
God bless Potus Trump , leader of North America
Why is this mad tyrant still in office? FailedState
realDonaldTrump continues to find ways to continue to TrumpLies Barr is co conspiring. Go figure the POTUS continues to be corrupt
Does he not realize that he is one of the biggest spreaders of lies in social media. Make them liable and they won’t distribute anything he says anymore.
I really hope Twitter, and other social media companies, challenge and drag this out and force the government to spend millions upon millions on court costs, only to have everything thrown out because Donald Trump is a gigantic crybaby who surrounds himself with yes men.
If only he acted this quickly to the pandemic😖
Better late than never! Thanks realDonaldTrump !
They must have really hurt his feelings this time.
Well then dont be a publisher
ps - isn't this ANOTHER abuse of his power?
Hey USA welcome to the new China state. Your leader will know tell you what to do and say bet you never saw that coming
Trump vs Twitter: This should be interesting. Stay tuned.
Does this mean we can sue .... if Bell media keeps posting fake news
doesn't that mean they can ban him from posting his usual stuff to avoid being sued by someone?
Liable = responsible. Great move by President Trump. Going to be more difficult for to spew it's brand of FakeNews ...
He wants a distraction from 100000+ American deaths
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