The move follows a feud between US president Donald Trump and Twitter Inc, which last month slapped fact-checks on some of his tweets, prompting him to issue an executive order aiming to narrow a liability shield enjoyed by social-media companies. — AFP
The US Justice Department plans to submit proposed legislation to Congress that would roll back legal protections for online platforms such as Alphabet Inc’s Google and Facebook Inc if they censor content or fail to police misconduct on their websites, according to a Trump administration official.
The move follows a feud between US president Donald Trump and Twitter Inc, which last month slapped fact-checks on some of his tweets, prompting him to issue an executive order aiming to narrow a liability shield enjoyed by social-media companies.
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