ADMINISTRATION SEEKING TO ROLL BACK TECH COMPANY PROTECTIONS
Jun 20, 2020
3 minutes
The Justice Department proposed that Congress roll back long-held legal protections for online platforms such as Facebook, Google and Twitter, putting down a legislative marker in President Donald Trump’s drive against the social media giants.
The proposed changes would strip some of the bedrock protections that have generally shielded the companies from legal responsibility for what people post on their platforms.
“When it comes to issues of public safety, the government is the one who must
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