US President Biden revoked an executive order by former President Donald Trump that had directed regulators to limit liability protections for social media companies.
The White House released an order by Biden revoking several of Trump's executive orders. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The Center for Democracy and Technology, which had sued to block Trump's May 2020 order, praised Biden's reversal, arguing Trump's order "was an attempt to use threats of retaliation to coerce social media companies into allowing disinformation and hateful speech to go unchecked."
Trump unsuccessfully demanded the
The White House released an order by Biden revoking several of Trump's executive orders. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The Center for Democracy and Technology, which had sued to block Trump's May 2020 order, praised Biden's reversal, arguing Trump's order "was an attempt to use threats of retaliation to coerce social media companies into allowing disinformation and hateful speech to go unchecked."
Trump unsuccessfully demanded the
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