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White House reportedly enlists FCC and FTC in social media censorship order

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Geekz Snow
White House reportedly enlists FCC and FTC in social media censorship order

The White House is stepping up its scrutiny of social media companies.

The Trump administration has drafted an executive order that asks the Federal Communications Commission and Federal Trade Commission to take major roles in policing tech giants over alleged censorship on their platforms, according to a report Friday from CNN.

The proposal, titled "Protecting Americans from Online Censorship," would enlist the FCC to develop new regulations for social media sites over how they could remove or suppress content, the CNN report said.

Representatives from the White House and FTC didn't return requests for comment.

The law shields tech companies from liability for much of the content posted on their platforms by users.

The draft proposal comes as President Donald Trump and Republicans have increased their attacks on tech giants for what they've called anticonservative bias.

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