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Trump Wants To Limit Big Tech Social Media Section 230 Liability Protection | BuzzFeed News

The Trump administration is proposing to change liability law to make it harder for social media platforms to censor content that is hateful or objectionable but not specifically illegal.

A Department of Justice proposal released Wednesday is the formal follow-through on the president’s threats to “strongly regulate” social media companies over his belief that they censor conservative voices. But the proposed changes, if passed by Congress, could also make it harder for social media sites to crack down on hateful or offensive content.

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