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Trump signs executive order aimed at curbing protections for social media giants

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President Donald Trump is threatening social media companies with new regulation or even closure after Twitter added fact checks to two of his tweets. WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump escalated his war on social media companies, signing an executive order Thursday challenging the liability protections that have served as a bedrock for unfettered speech on the internet.

Still, the move appears to be more about politics than substance, as the president aims to rally supporters after he lashed out at Twitter for applying fact checks to two of his tweets. RELATED: Twitter fact-checks Trump; he threatens new regs or shutdown Trump said the fact checks were “editorial decisions” by Twitter and amounted to political activism.

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