White House violates free speech in Section 230 executive order, lawsuit asserts
By Dave Perera ( June 2, 2020, 22:03 GMT | Insight) -- Washington-based think tank Center for Democracy and Technology filed a suit on First Amendment grounds in the US District Court for the District of Columbia as a challenge to last week's presidential executive order requiring the federal government to adhere to a novel legal interpretation of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.President Donald Trump’s effort to undo liability protections for online platforms received its first legal challenge today....
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