US President Donald Trump on May 28, 2020 an executive order that aims to narrow social media platforms protections from liability over the content posted on their services. The order gives federal regulators the agency to take action against online platforms that are seen as censoring free speech. The executive order comes after Twitter labelled two posts made by Trump about California’s vote-by-mail plans as fact-checked.
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA): Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) provides immunity to online platforms and protects them from being liable for the content billions of people post on their platform every day. Social Medias are treated as “platforms” rather than “publishers”.
Executive Order: In United States, an executive order is a written directive issued by the President. Such orders are not legislations and don’t require the approval of the Congress, which also means that the Congress cannot overturn them.
