White House reportedly enlists FCC and FTC in social media censorship orderUncle Sam | 206894 hits | Aug 12 12:19 pm | Posted by: N_Fiddledog Commentsview comments in forum Page 1 You need to be a member of CKA and be logged into the site, to comment on news. |
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"The White House is stepping up its scrutiny of social media companies. The Trump administration has drafted an executive order that asks the Federal Communications Commission and Federal Trade Commission to take major roles in policing tech giants over alleged censorship on their platforms, according to a report Friday from CNN.
The proposal, titled Protecting Americans from Online Censorship, would enlist the FCC to develop new regulations for social media sites over how they could remove or suppress content, the CNN report said. The FTC would then use those policies in any probes into those companies.
Facebook, Twitter, Google, the FCC and the FTC declined to comment. The White House didn't return a request for comment..."
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I can't see this happening.