President Trump's order on social media

A handful of voter advocacy groups filed a social media lawsuit Thursday against President Donald Trump's executive order, in accordance with the Protocol . The order was signed after Trump's fake tweets were verified on Twitter about postal voting earlier this year, and Thursday's lawsuit aims to ensure that platforms can counter misinformation about online voting.

In In their complaint, organizations such as Rock the Vote and Free Press claim the order has the potential to undermine the rights of voters who access media platforms social media for information on postal voting. Thursday's trial follows a separate lawsuit that was filed in June by the Center for Democracy and Technology, which claimed that the Trump administration's order to the titre of section 230 violated the First Amendment .

"Now, beyond focusing on our core mission of promoting participation in our democracy, Rock the Vote has been charged with the unfortunate and absurd task of correcting the misinformation, lies shared by official government, which can and should be verified by online platforms, Carolyn DeWitt, president of Rock the Vote, said in a statement.

"Rock the Vote has been given the unfortunate and absurd task of correcting misinformation "

In May, Trump signed the executive order targeting tech companies like Twitter after the platform verified two of his tweets on postal voting for the first time earlier this week. As the general election approaches, Trump has made several repsrises from misrepresentation about mail. voting leading to electoral fraud. These are the false statements Twitter verified and why voting rights groups filed their complaint on Thursday. Earlier this month, The New York Times reported that Facebook was also bracing for a situation where Trump interferes with the November final vote tally.

The ordinance has the potential to reduce the platform's liability protections under Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act. Section 230 grants social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook broad immunity from liability for content that users post on their platforms. The ordinance asked the FederalCommunications Commission to reinterpret the law and allow the Federal Trade Commission to create a tool for users to report bias online.

In July, the commerce department has officially filed its petition with the FCC asking the agency to reinterpret the law. "The United States has long had a policy of fostering a strong market for ideas on the Internet and the free flow of information around the world," Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said in a statement to the United States. time. "President Trump is committed to protecting the rights of all Americans to express their opinions and not to face unwarranted restrictions or selective censorship from a handful of powerful corporations."

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