“Imagine if your local phone companies tried to edit or censor what you said. Social media companies have far more power.”

— Donald J. Trump

2020-05-28
Donald Trump just used a ridiculous comparison to justify his social media crackdown
Chris Cillizza
CNN
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/28/politics/donald-trump-twitter-facebook-social-media-executive-order/index.html
2020, May 2020

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