TRUMP to Sign executive order on social media, their attacks on free speech!

[Missourian]

Still no legal authority to demand anything of them. I expect he will be banned from the site if he continues to directly attack moderation policy.

He Can legally classify them as publishers.

If they ban him in retribution...he may own Twitter in the future. And wherever he goes...his followers go. It would be stupid AF to ban him...but believe me when I say I hope they do.

 

[HenryBHough]

TV stations need licenses.
Radio stations need licenses.
Newspapers don't.
Internet platforms don't.
They're free to (metaphorically) shout "FIRE" in a crowded theater.

Maybe they shouldn't be.

 

[Jitss617]

If Trump doesn't want his tweets labeled as lies, he should quit tweeting lies.

Says a liar lol

 

[Jitss617]

This oughta be good. His staff, lawyers, and DOJ will be up all night trying to figure out something he can do to stop Twitter from attaching a fact check to his tweets.

It has to be done.. we need fair elections. We need the conservative message out

I'm afraid what you're really wanting is ONLY the conservative message out. No one is stopping conservatives from tweeting or facebooking or blogging or running radio programs and newspapers and magazines. There's a bazillion of them--I see them every day here.

It’s just free speech, yes the conservative message is far more popular, deal
With it.. WELCOME BACK MILO!

 

[Manonthestreet]

If you want control...you're a publishers. No more
indemnity protections...then sue every day.

It’s their site....they set the rules of behavior

Every business is subject to law.

 

[protectionist]

It’s their site....they set the rules of behavior

Their rule is bullshit, propaganda, and illegal libel.

 

[Jitss617]

Trump to sign an executive order aimed at social media companies | Blaze Media

'Twitter is completely stifling FREE SPEECH'

www.theblaze.com

ITS ABOUT Time! Time
For free speech online!

He can't. Social media isn't attacking free speech, but any executive order attempting to limit social media is definitely a first amendment violation.

It is .. and I hope Gavin McGinnis and Milo return!

 

[occupied]

I hope for the best that this is something that actually has teeth and will stand and also stop these bastards from censoring people on the right but with Trump I expect a lot of hot air and not much else.

I too hope he tries to actually use the power of his office against a social media company. His public humiliation will be highly entertaining.

 

[Missourian]

Oh, so you don't want a "thumb" on the scales/election interference? Then maybe the President should keep his fat mouth shut about Democratic fraud that doesn't happen.

You are wrong. President Trump tweeted his OPINION on what mail in ballots WOULD lead to. The President is entitled to voice his opinion. How TF can anyone "fact check" an opinion on a future event?

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"The warnings are attached to missives Trump fired off Tuesday morning where he claimed that mail-in ballots are fraudulent and will lead to a “rigged election” in November."

Twitter adds fact-check label to Trump tweets about mail-in voting

The warnings are attached to missives Trump fired off Tuesday morning where he claimed that mail-in ballots are fraudulent and will lead to a “rigged election” in November.

nypost.com

 

[Jitss617]

This oughta be good. His staff, lawyers, and DOJ will be up all night trying to figure out something he can do to stop Twitter from attaching a fact check to his tweets.

How do you fact check an opinion of the consequences of a future event?

Shouldn't Twitter have disclosed they are pro-mail in ballot AND partnered with pro-mail-in ballot organizations?

Sounds less like "fact-checking" and more like putting a thumb on the scales/election interference, doesn't it?

Don't expect the biased MSM to cover that.

Oh, so you don't want a "thumb" on the scales/election interference? Then maybe the President should keep his fat mouth shut about Democratic fraud that doesn't happen.

But it is,, you have to report both sides.. be fair.. what are you afraid of? People listing? Making decisions? Awww to bad

 

[mdk]

Toothless theater.

 

[my2¢]

My immediate reaction is that perhaps the operators of offshore betting websites will soon get a new source of revenue streams. Or maybe Twitter will relocate to Belize.

 

[OldLady]

He Can legally classify them as publishers.

You sure HE can do that? I think the court decides, not an executive order.

 

[protectionist]

CNN and Washington Compost are not fact checkers and the referenced articles in the attached links were to opinion articles. Opinions aren't facts for fucks sake. And there's countless examples of mail in voter fraud. Trump stated an opinion and did not cite facts so twitter has no standing whatsoever. Damn, you go with any stupid shit you're told by the echo chamber.

One example of mail in voter fraud is MILLIONS of already deported illegal aliens in Mexico, using mail voting to illegally vote in US elections.

Are you liberals OK with even the idea of that ?

 

[barn sour]

Trump is just doing what he's good at. He's drawing attention to the unfairness of twitter. He's done the same with the main stream media. He's doing the same with the mail in voting. People get all riled up -- it's a win win.

 

[occupied]

Still no legal authority to demand anything of them. I expect he will be banned from the site if he continues to directly attack moderation policy.

He Can legally classify them as publishers.

If they ban him in retribution...he may own Twitter in the future. And wherever he goes...his followers go. It would be stupid AF to ban him...but believe me when I say I hope they do.

In the end he will not do anything to mess up something he is desperately addicted to, he's just seeing if they will blink. He'll gripe about it a few days and then find something else he thinks you should be absolutely, unthinkingly furious about.

 

[protectionist]

Every business is subject to law.

And one of those LAWS is LIBEL.

 

[Missourian]

It is .. and I hope Gavin McGinnis and Milo return!

Personally...not a fan of either...but they should be free to voice their opinions...and I am free to ignore them with the same vigor I ignore legacy media.

 

[Missourian]

You sure HE can do that? I think the court decides, not an executive order.

He has a pen and he has a phone...

 

[protectionist]

In the end he will not do anything to mess up something he is desperately addicted to, he's just seeing if they will blink. He'll gripe about it a few days and then find something else he thinks you should be absolutely, unthinkingly furious about.

Sounds OK to me.