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May 29, 2020 "They do political activism. A small group of social media monopolizes all public and private communications in the United States and we know who they are." Donald Trump's ax falls on social media with an executive order that aims to reduce their legal immunity by exposing them to the risk of lawsuits, after twitter has' corrected 'for the first time two' tycoon chirps that equated the correspondence vote to fraud. "This is a great day for social media and impartiality!" Tweeted the President. And he attacked: "The big hi-tech companies are doing everything in their power to censor the 2020 elections. If this happens we would lose our freedom, and I won't let that happen! They tried in 2016 and they lost. Now they will go crazy. Stay tuned !! ".

Trump's move will surely be challenged in the courts by giants such as Twitter, Facebook, Youtube and Google, who continue to suffer losses on Wall Street since yesterday. Eventuality that however does not worry the US President: "I suppose we will be challenged in court, but what is not?". The stakes are very high and concern the banks of disinformation, the prerogative of ascertaining the facts in an era where power increasingly uses social platforms to communicate directly with public opinion. Starting with Trump who, with over 80 million followers, wields twitter as a 360-degree political-propaganda weapon, also sowing conspiracy theories and over 16,000 false or misleading claims since in office, according to a media report.

Zuckerberg: "Facebook should not be the arbiter of all that is said online"
The battle, yet another test on the boundaries of the powers of the White House, sees Twitter and Facebook on opposite sides, with their leaders arguing weakening the response of Big Tech . "We have a different policy than Twitter on this, I strongly believe that Facebook should not be the arbiter of the truth of everything people say online," said Ad Mark Zuckerberg in an interview with Fox. "In general, private companies, especially these platforms, probably shouldn't be in a position to do it."

Dorsey: "We will continue to report incorrect information"
"Reporting incorrect information does not make us an arbiter of truth," replied Twitter number one Jack Dorsey. "We will continue to report incorrect or disputed information about the elections globally, he added, explaining that Trump's tweets" could mislead people into thinking that it is not necessary to register to get a ballot. "" Our intention is to connect points to conflicting statements and show various information in a dispute so that people can judge for themselves, "he continued. 

It is not the first time that the US President has claimed full freedom of speech on social media. Twitter has so far always defended himself. claiming that they cannot remove or censure the political leaders because public opinion has the right to know and evaluate their every statement, but evidently the company, repeatedly pressed by several parties, is now adjusting its pull in a battle that promises to be hot. The decision taken by the US President will certainly discuss and bring to the fore a theme that has been debating for years now: the pre tense of the great tycoons of Silicon Valley to self-regulate their immense influence on the formation of public opinion, especially in the political field, with absolute impunity. 

What the draft of the executive order provides The draft of the executive
order anticipated by the media aims to reinterpret a law of 1996, the Communications Decency Act, reducing the broad immunity against any causes guaranteed to sites that moderate their platforms. It should be taken care of by the Department of Commerce and the Federal Trade Commission, which however is an independent federal agency.

The order argues that protection applies to platforms that operate in "good faith", arguing that social networks do not have them and instead implement a "selective censorship". "In a country that has long loved freedom of expression, we cannot allow a limited number of online platforms to personally select the speeches that Americans can access or put online," reads the draft. "This practice is basically anti-American and anti-democratic. So large and powerful social societies censor opinions they don't share exercise dangerous power," continues the text, which also provides for restrictions on federal investments on their platforms. Difficult, according to experts, that Trump can single-handedly change the law. But the deterrent effect of the move is clear.

The Trump Administration is making sure your taxpayer dollars don't go to social media giants that unfairly repress free speech. pic.twitter.com/L3FiJ0eG5L

- The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 28, 2020