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REPORT: Trump Is Preparing To Sign An Executive Order Targeting Twitter, Other Big Tech Companies
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President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Thursday aimed at major social media companies after Twitter applied a fact-check on one of his tweets, according Reuters.
Spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany announced the news on Air Force One, traveling with Trump to Washington from Florida, Reuters reported Wednesday.
“[White House] press secretary told reporters on Air Force One Trump plans to sign an executive order aimed at social media companies,” CNN White House Correspondent Jim Acosta said in a tweet.
Trump has a long-history of lashing out at Silicon Valley companies for supposedly discriminating against conservatives.
News of an executive order came as Republican lawmakers began work on legislation Wednesday to strip Twitter of protections internet companies receive from liability of publishing false information.
The announcement of potential executive order also comes a day after Twitter labeled as misinformation Trump’s tweet harranguing California’s mail-in ballots.
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