Trump, Infuriated By Twitter’s Fact Check, Goes Full Authoritarian

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The president is drafting an executive order of dubious legal authority that threatens to crack down on social media platforms. Meanwhile, Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg are trading jabs

As the United States reached the grim milestone of 100,000 coronavirus deaths, the economy is in shambles, and the gruesome killing of another unarmed black man by police sows unrest in a major American city,’s biggest priority appears to be hitting back at social media companies so he can continue to spread misinformation.

The president, who has used Twitter to spread lies, conspiracy theories, and hate speech unchecked for years, is expected to retaliate against the company on Thursday after it finally fact-checked a couple of his bogus tweets. In what he iswill be a “Big Day for Social Media and FAIRNESS,” Trump is preparing to sign an executive order aimed at rolling back legal protections for platforms that limit their liability for what users post.

Trump and other Republicans have long complained about social media platforms, suggesting without evidence that conservative voices are being silenced, even as right-leaning news and opinion

 

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Because they get money from the gov,, and they can't be sued ,, but they have to remain neutral which they're not.. Stop lying.

Dear Mark Zuckerberg: give up or give in; you are not even in Jack Dorsey’s league.

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Social media is unfairly biased towards conservatives like prisons are unfairly biased towards criminals.

Twitter did not censor realDonaldTrump, did not silence him, did not keep him from speaking (even though Trump violates Twitter’s rules). Twitter merely pointed out that Trump is lying. TrumpLiesEveryTimeHeSpeaks

Facebook IS A DISGRACE! SOCIAL MY U KNOW WHAT! A PLATFORM FOR HATRED, LIES, BIGOTRY MISINFORMATION. ALL WITH THE APPROVAL OF MARK Z. ITS ALL ABOUT THE MONEY FOR MARK. WHAT WOULD U EXPECT FROM A MAN WHO CHEATED HIS FB CO-CREATORS? . LEAVE FACEBOOK EVERYONE!

Who cares. Hopefully this will muzzle some of his hate....

FAKE Executive Order.

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