Trump executive order on free speech draws criticism

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Trump executive order on free speech draws criticism

Kanishka Singh and Raphael Satter
Updated Tue, January 20, 2025 at 11:03 PM EST·2 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order that he said aims to restore freedom of speech and end censorship, drawing fire from critics who point to his past actions threatening and suing journalists, critics and political opponents.

WHY IT MATTERS

Trump and his Republican allies have accused the administration of Democratic former President Joe Biden of encouraging suppression of free speech on online platforms.

Many of the accusations against the previous administration, however, have centered on government efforts against false claims about vaccines and elections.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that the Biden administration's contacts with social media companies did not violate America's First Amendment protections around free speech.

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[Blue_Tires]

1. Just like Elmo and twitter

"free speech" means a lot more Nazi voices get elevated as part of legitimate discourse, and it's also a green light for state actor troll farms to drown everybody everywhere in disinformation...