In the Courts
TERM 1
August 6, 2020 · 2,079 days ago
🌐 Foreign Policy
President Trump signed Executive Order 13942 on August 6, 2020, directing the Secretary of Commerce to take action regarding TikTok and addressing what the order characterized as a national emergency in information and communications technology supply chains. The order required the Secretary of Commerce to issue regulations addressing transactions involving TikTok. The confirmed direct effect was that it initiated a regulatory process that led to potential restrictions on TikTok's operations in the United States, though implementation and legal challenges delayed any immediate operational changes.
In the Courts
TERM 1
May 28, 2020 · 2,149 days ago
🗳️ Democracy
President Trump signed Executive Order 13925 on May 28, 2020, directing federal agencies to review the scope of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and to enforce existing laws against what the order characterized as selective online censorship. The order instructed the Department of Justice, Federal Communications Commission, and Federal Trade Commission to examine whether social media platforms' content moderation practices violate consumer protection laws or constitute unfair competition. Confirmed effects include ongoing FCC and FTC reviews of platform practices, though no binding regulations directly restricting platform operations were implemented through this order alone.