Shares of social media and other tech companies slid Monday amid fallout the siege on the
Twitter on Friday permanently shut down @realDonaldTrump, citing concern that Trump would use it for “further incitement of violence.” Trump retorted that he’d be “building out our own platform in the near future. We will not be SILENCED!”
There is a growing risk for tech companies, especially social media, that
Some of the attack on the
Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act shields companies that can host trillions of messages from being sued by anyone who feels wronged by something someone else has posted — whether the complaint is legitimate or not.
There was a protest outside of Twitter's headquarters building in
Parler, known as a far-right friendly platform, was removed from the app stores of
Trump supporters have argued that the actions of the technology companies is a violation of free speech and Trump has long tried to repeal Section 230. Though Trump's tenure ends in nine days, power in the
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