Trump signs social media order after Twitter fact-checks him

Trump speaks to reporters as he signs an executive order regarding social media companies while Barr watches in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, US. — Reuters

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order that seeks to limit liability protections social-media companies enjoy after Twitter Inc began selective fact checks of his posts on the platform.

Under current law, companies like Twitter and Facebook Inc. are protected for users’ posts. Trump told reporters that his order “calls for new regulations under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act to make it that social media companies that engage in censoring or any political conduct will not be able to keep their liability shield”.