WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An advocacy group backed by the tech industry sued President Donald Trump on Tuesday over his executive order that would weaken a law securing online platforms including social media companies that identify or fact-check his posts.
FILE PICTURE: U.S. President Donald Trump goes out from the White Home in Washington, U.S., prior to his departure to the Kennedy Area Center in Florida, May 30,2020 REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
The Washington-based Center for Democracy & Innovation (CDT) said in its suit that Trump’s executive order violates the First Change rights of social networks companies. It kept in mind that the order was released after Twitter Inc ( TWTR.N) modified among Trump’s tweets and called it “plainly retaliatory.”
The claim argues that Trump’s executive order will “chill future online speech by other speakers” and lower the ability of Americans to speak easily online.