Voter advocacy groups file lawsuit against Trump's social media executive order


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  • Friday, 28 Aug 2020

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the first day of the Republican National Convention after delegates voted to confirm him as the Republican 2020 presidential nominee for re-election, in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S., August 24, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five non-profits, including three voter advocacy groups, filed a lawsuit on Thursday against President Donald Trump's social media executive order from May, arguing it hurts the rights of voters who receive information through social media about mail-in voting.

This comes after a separate lawsuit was filed in June by the Washington-based Center for Democracy & Technology, backed by large tech companies, which argued that Trump's action violates the First Amendment.

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