“ Another Trumpanzee who doesn't understand that Twitter is a private company that has every right to decide what is or isn't allowed on their platform. “
Uhmmm. No. They are an open public platform who have special privileges that shield them from being held responsible for content on their platform. These privileges remain in force as long as they conform with the conditions upon which they were granted the privileges to begin with.
They were in danger of losing those the minute they started sanctioning posts on their platform. They were warned that they were playing with the lion’s balls and they were given rope. There were grounds to withdraw their privileges long ago but they wouldn’t listen. They were shadow banning people and deleting posts all over the place. And then they tagged Trump’s tweet and made the grave mistake by being wrong in their tag and Jack himself had to correct his own assertion.
They are about to be deemed a news platform with the same legal restrictions and liabilities as a news outlet.
Why do you think Mark Zuckerberg was so quick out of the blocks to condemn Twitter and Jack for their actions? Even he saw this EO coming. He knew that good old Jack was about to drag all of them down with him.
“ What does the executive order say?
Under a 1996 law, website operators, unlike traditional publishers, cannot generally be held responsible for content posted by users.
The sites are also protected from lawsuits if they block posts deemed obscene, violent "or otherwise objectionable, whether or not such material is constitutionally protected".
The executive order argues that this immunity should no longer apply if a social network edits posts, such as by adding a warning or a label.
It also says "deceptive" blocking, including removing a post for reasons other than those described in a website's terms of service, should not be protected.
Republican Senator Marco Rubio is among those arguing that the platforms take on the role of a "publisher" when they add fact-check labels to posts.
"The law still protects social media companies like Twitter because they are considered forums not publishers," Mr Rubio said.
"But if they have now decided to exercise an editorial role like a publisher, then they should no longer be shielded from liability."
The executive order also calls for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to spell out what type of content blocking will be considered deceptive or inconsistent with a service provider's terms and conditions.“