White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany says President Trump
is serious about vetoing the National Defense Authorization Act in
order to repeal Section 230 protections for social media giants.
President Trump wrote on Tuesday: "if the very dangerous &
unfair Section 230 is not completely terminated as part of the
National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), I will be forced to
unequivocally VETO the Bill." A veto would block the $1.4 trillion
dollar omnibus spending bill, and if it’s not signed by Dec. 11,
a stopgap measure is likely. One other possibility is a government
shutdown. Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act applies to
platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. White House press secretary
Kayleigh McEnany said, "It's essentially a shield that is given to
social media networks because they claim to be the public square,
but in the case of Twitter, Twitter has become a publisher choosing
to fact ...
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany says President Trump
is serious about vetoing the National Defense Authorization Act in
order to repeal Section 230 protections for social media giants.
President Trump wrote on Tuesday: "if the very dangerous &
unfair Section 230 is not completely terminated as part of the
National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), I will be forced to
unequivocally VETO the Bill." A veto would block the $1.4 trillion
dollar omnibus spending bill, and if it’s not signed by Dec. 11,
a stopgap measure is likely. One other possibility is a government
shutdown. Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act applies to
platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. White House press secretary
Kayleigh McEnany said, "It's essentially a shield that is given to
social media networks because they claim to be the public square,
but in the case of Twitter, Twitter has become a publisher choosing
to fact ...