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President Trump’s Executive Order Undercutting Section 230

Date: June 1, 2020

How much of the executive order is bluster, and how much is worthy of actual concern? Is the executive order unconstitutional? How does an executive order trump congressional legislation? What are the limits on the president's ability to rope the FCC and FTC into policing social media? Will Trump’s E.O. lead to Twitter’s censoring Trump?

How much of the executive order is bluster, and how much is worthy of actual concern? Is the executive order unconstitutional? How does an executive order trump congressional legislation? What are the limits on the president's ability to rope the FCC and FTC into policing social media? Will Trump’s E.O. lead to Twitter’s censoring Trump?