US President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Thursday aimed at preventing online censorship. This order increases the government’s ability to regulate social media platforms.
The executive order also clarified the scope of immunity from liability that was created by section 230(c) of the Communications Decency Act. The immunity does not protect those who claim to provide a platform for free speech, but actually “engage in deceptive or pretextual actions” that prevent free speech by censoring specific viewpoints.
