The New Executive Order on Social Media Is Primarily About Consumer Protection Laws, Not “Publisher” Status

By the time he actually signed it, President Trump’s “Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship” was no surprise. His complaints about social media platforms, and his calls for Congress to rescind Internet platform companies’ immunity under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, are long-familiar refrains. More recently, he practically shouted his intentions to take … Continue reading The New Executive Order on Social Media Is Primarily About Consumer Protection Laws, Not “Publisher” Status