President Trump Signs Presidential Decree for Social Media 8:16 May 29th
President Trump of the United States signed a presidential decree targeting social media on the 28th. The details have not been clarified, but it is expected that there will be a backlash from companies that operate social media and the ripples will spread.
Twitter company in the United States annotated `` fact check '' that prompts fact confirmation as `` unfounded '' for posting to Twitter that President Trump criticized the voting method of the presidential election held in November on the 26th . On the other hand, President Trump strongly replied on Twitter that "it was an intervention in the presidential election," and the confrontation has come to the fore.
Against this backdrop, President Trump signed an executive order for social media at the White House on the 28th. The detailed content of the presidential decree has not been clarified.
Prior to the signature, President Trump told reporters that "a handful of powerful social media dominates most public and private communications in the United States," and runs social media such as Twitter. I criticized the company.
Then President Trump said he needed to reconsider that the operating company was protected by law so that he could not be held accountable for the content posted. There is likely to be a backlash from companies that operate social media, and the ripples are likely to spread.
The trigger was the last presidential election
Last year's 2016 US presidential election was the catalyst for social media companies to become more involved in their posts.
In the election that President Trump won, Russia was said to have interfered with the election via social media, and public opinion was raised that each company should responsibly check the content of the post.
Each company is strengthening its measures, closing accounts that are suspected of systematic interference from foreign countries, and implementing policies to delete fake images called "deep fake" that are indistinguishable from the real thing.
Among them, Twitter has added a comment to confirm the facts about the new coronavirus that could be misleading from this month on the assumption that infection prevention measures that have not been scientifically confirmed have been posted.
Background of President Trump's dissatisfaction
President Trump has been complaining that Twitter has not decided to post in a fair way. What surfaced and caught the spotlight was the warning that Twitter sent to senior White House officials in March.
The video of the opposition and Democratic Party's former Vice President Biden, posted on March 7 by the White House Skabino Social Media Director, tweeted that Twitter was tampered with saying that the video was intentionally tampered with. "Media that was created" was issued.
On the other hand, President Trump's election camp sent a letter to Twitter to protest, and the election video created by Mr. Biden's election camp, which criticized President Trump, was intentionally edited to handle information. He asked Biden to issue a similar warning, but Twitter didn't respond.
For this reason, President Trump's camp has issued a statement, accusing Twitter of its apparent political stigma. It has opted to protect Mr. Biden. There was widespread concern about the impact of the decision on the presidential election.
Also, inside the ruling party and the Republican Party, there is a growing sense of caution that Chinese diplomats and embassies are using Twitter to advertise their country's position. A letter was sent to the company requesting that the account be closed, but there were criticisms within the Republican Party that Twitter refused the request.
Against this backdrop, Twitter posted a comment on Twitter that criticized the voting method for the presidential election held in November on Twitter this month, and added a fact-check annotation to confirm facts as "unfounded". It was. President Trump immediately showed off on Twitter that "it was an intervention in the presidential election."
Also, on the 27th of the following day, "Republicans feel that social media completely silences the voice of conservatives. Strongly regulate or shut down to prevent such things," Twitter said. It suggested the possibility of regulation and closure of social media such as. After that, he seems to have been annoyed by posting "Social media should change his attitude immediately". Trump's Twitter followers are over 80 million.
In the United States, the new coronavirus continues to prevent large-scale rally for the presidential election in autumn, and Twitter has become an important means for President Trump to appeal his assertion to his supporters. It seems that he decided to take countermeasures in anticipation of the fall presidential election.