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Online Censorship

A federal court in Washington ruled against a tech policy group in their case against President Donald Trump over his executive order on preventing online censorship. The group claimed the order constituted “retaliatory action” against companies like Twitter, which flagged the president’s tweets for inaccuracies, but the court found “online behemoths” do not need the group to “carry their water for them.”

WASHINGTON — A federal court in Washington ruled against a tech policy group in their case against President Donald Trump over his executive order on preventing online censorship. The group claimed the order constituted “retaliatory action” against companies like Twitter, which flagged the president’s tweets for inaccuracies, but the court found “online behemoths” do not need the group to “carry their water for them.”

Categories / Civil Rights, Government, Media, Technology

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