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January 20, 2025 · 451 days ago
🗳️ Democracy
On January 20, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14149 directing federal agencies to cease involvement in content moderation, fact-checking coordination, and communications with social media platforms regarding removal or suppression of speech. The order eliminates federal programs and funding related to what it characterizes as censorship activities. Confirmed direct impacts include suspension of certain federal grant programs related to election security communications and changes to how federal health agencies coordinate with platforms on health information.
In the Courts
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May 28, 2020 · 2,149 days ago
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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.