An executive order is prepared to be announced by US President Donald Trump against social media firms on Thursday, Kayleigh McEnany, White House Press Secretary told reporters.
He did not list what the order would include, but it indicates the most crucial step the Donald Trump has taken in his battle against tech firms.
Trump threatened to regulate or shut down social media companies on Wednesday, one day after Twitter Inc for the first time added a warning to some of his tweets prompting readers to fact check the president’s claims.
Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale said that his team no longer pays for advertising on Twitter and accused the tech giant of purposefully influencing the election to hurt the President.
“Our team no longer pays for advertising on Twitter,” said Brad Parscale, Trump campaign manager
“Twitter is purposefully influencing the election to hurt the President”
Trump’s Twitter habits have been scanned for virtually his entire political career, but people familiar with his use of the platform describe less of a strategy and more of a mindset as he or an aide taps out messages.
Trump’s tweet rants have always been controversial. But recently, as the US death toll from the pandemic has approached 100,000, they have become uncomfortable even for some of the President’s most prominent supporters.
It is not clear what restrictions the President would be able to apply to social media companies through executive order.
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