Trump Seeks Dismissal of Legal Challenge to Executive Order by Social Media Firms

By | August 14, 2020

  • August 14, 2020 at 1:18 pm
    Agency says:
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    The social media platforms and their leadership want it both ways, they want to be content editors and they want to be shielded from lawsuits. Protections should only be allowed if they give their users true free speech and the right to share any source they want. Well some of the non-thinkers here may say “well what if they provide misinformation.” Well these platforms allow for replies which further allow for rebuttals. That is the proper way to have checks and balances, not to remove or edit the platform as they see fit. Well fine, control you own content, but then be on the hook for the liability, you can’t have it both ways.

    • August 14, 2020 at 5:06 pm
      Common Sense says:
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      Saw 6 anti Trump posts on Facebook this morning and no Biden criticisms. Tell me they monitor hate speech and get rid of it.

      • August 16, 2020 at 6:32 am
        Durham Polar Barr says:
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        Repost the 7 anti-Trump posts on Facebook which Common Sense did not label as ‘hate speech’ so we can decide for ourselves.

        Calling someone ‘nasty’ isn’t hate speech. And it’s true about Harris.

        First, ‘Birtherism’ is not a word. But, if it were, it should be capitalized as it refers to a conceptual practice. Second, the concept you failed to properly name was initiated by Hillary against an alleged ‘Kenyan’ when she ran and failed against Obama. And, according to Secret Service agents assigned to guard her and Bill, she was nasty. Finally, what you call ‘Birtherism’ (sic) is not hate speech. It is primarily a discussion of qualifications.

        The issue being discussed here is a legal challenge to a Presidential executive order for Social Media sites to be held accountable to enforce their rules fairly and in a non-politically biased manner, not censorship of criticism that YOU oppose because they hit too close to home.

      • August 16, 2020 at 6:37 am
        Durham Polar Barr says:
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        last sentence in post above should read ‘made by the’, not ‘made the the’. bear culpa

      • August 17, 2020 at 11:38 am
        DodieS says:
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        This depends on your feed. I see tons of Biden criticisms on my feed.

  • August 14, 2020 at 2:04 pm
    Captain Planet says:
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    “…an attempt to regulate platforms where he has been criticized…”

    President Snowflake Sippy Cup whines more than my four year old. How about you stop worrying about social media and start trying to show some leadership in your final 85 days of your term? Pathetic!

    • August 14, 2020 at 9:33 pm
      Agency says:
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      Never cheapen who you are by using works like “snowflake.” Look solid, be proud of your replies, never trash yourself. You are better than that.

  • August 14, 2020 at 4:46 pm
    Captain Planet says:
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    “…key tools in Trump’s political arsenal.”

    The only tool is him. His political “arsenal” is name calling, bullying, lying, executive orders, camera, TV.



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