Donald Trump launched a Twitter war of a different sort Thursday, picking a fight with the online platforms that helped to shape his political career — a feud that, should it escalate, could curtail free speech in the United States and even run afoul of North America’s new trade pact.
Angered by Twitter’s decision to place fact-check flags on two of his recent tweets, Trump signed an executive order Thursday authorizing a review of Section 230 of the U.S.
Communications Decency Act, a cornerstone of the modern-day internet that protects online platforms from being held liable for third-party content on their sites. “Currently, social media giants like Twitter receive an unprecedented liability shield based on the theory that they’re a