Regulation of social media moderation proposal.

[Motorcity Cobra]

This is what a lot of you have been asking for. You might get it.

The White House wants to regulate social-media moderation

A draft executive order would give the FCC oversight over how social-media platforms like Facebook and Twitter moderate their sites, according to CNN, which obtained a copy. Dubbed "Protecting Americans from Online Censorship,” the order calls for the FCC to develop new rules to define when the law protects tech firms’ decisions to take down content—and when it doesn’t. It also demands that the Federal Trade Commission take those new rules into account when investigating potential malpractice by companies.

This represents a major escalation in the ***** administration’s campaign against social- media firms, which he claims are biased against ************* (despite a lack of evidence), and would be a vast expansion of the FCC’s responsibilities.

Social-media companies have enjoyed blanket legal protections for content moderation decisions under section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. This would end that, both making the companies more liable for content that users post on their platforms and forbidding social-media sites from removing content without notifying the user who posted it, for example.

The order is still in the early stages, and could change significantly, or be completely abandoned.

[Tomjas]

3rd world dictatorship stuff

[aboutfkntime]

This is what a lot of you have been asking for. You might get it.

The White House wants to regulate social-media moderation

social media is an extremely effective tool for the deep state

would that bill need to be approved by congress ?

a majority within congress appears to be on the take

[Zaroku]

social media is an extremely effective tool for the deep state

would that bill need to be approved by congress ?

a majority within congress appears to be on the take

They could not hold office otherwise...

[COVID-19]

Sounds like communism.

[man down]

Its a shame the Government is forced to do this.

[1bad65]

Its a shame the Government is forced to do this.

True. And I'm not sure I like this.

I wish the social networks would just be honest. If they only want D superfans to be able to post team talking points on their sites, they should be upfront and put it on their sites for all to see.

I think if they did that, even if they openly admitted to censoring certain people and beliefs, I'd say the Federal government has no reason to intrude.

It's the doing it on the sly that's getting them in trouble, imo.

[MDPopescu]

... the so-called "social-media" are provided by private companies... which are all leaning to the "left"... but they are still "private companies" and they should be free to act as they wish...

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3rd world dictatorship stuff

I think you read something wrong.

[man down]

True. And I'm not sure I like this.

I wish the social networks would just be honest. If they only want D superfans to be able to post team talking points on their sites, they should be upfront and put it on their sites for all to see.

I think if they did that, even if they openly admitted to censoring certain people and beliefs, I'd say the Federal government has no reason to intrude.

It's the doing it on the sly that's getting them in trouble, imo.

Yeah I dont like anything Government but SM is clearly taking advantage. Something needs to happen, its time.