We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. President Donald Trump has built his political brand by posting a steady stream of misleading information, conspiracy theories, and personal attacks on Twitter. Republicans feel that Social Media Platforms totally silence conservatives voices. We will strongly regulate, or close them down, before we can ever allow this to happen. We saw what they attempted to do, and failed, in And on Wednesday, reports indicated that Trump plans to sign an executive order pertaining to social media as soon as Thursday. So, does this mean Trump can actually shut down Twitter and other social media platforms? But Trump can still make things harder for these platforms, particularly bigger companies like Facebook and Google that have become targets of antitrust scrutiny.


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It did not go well. With an ever-increasing number of business pulling advertising dollars from Facebook as part the StopHateForProfit boycott, the social media behemoth's COO, Sheryl Sandberg, announced Tuesday the "need to take action. So claims a scathing blog post published by Free Press following the meeting. They allow white supremacist groups and hate groups to gather and recruit.
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The decision comes after several other companies -- including Intel , Qualcomm , and ARM Holdings -- cut ties with Huawei amid the Trump Administration's escalating war against the Chinese tech giant. In mid-May, the Trump Administration placed Huawei on an "entity list" of companies that are barred from buying American technologies without the government's approval. The ban on Huawei was suspended for 90 days to allow companies to fulfill security and contractual obligations, but Huawei could still be permanently cut off from American technologies if a trade deal isn't reached. Facebook's decision to stop Huawei from pre-installing its apps initially sounds important, but it's ultimately toothless when you consider a few key issues. Google plans to cut new Huawei devices off from Google Play and other Google services when the day extension ends in mid August. However, Huawei users can still download and install Facebook's flagship apps from the AppGallery, which is pre-installed on all Huawei devices.
Toothless: Facebook It will allow Facebook to point to an external decision maker when it gets in hot water for potential censorship, differing responsibility. Add to Chrome. Sign in. Home Local Classifieds. News Break App. News Break Toothless: Facebook