Trump got hit with another lawsuit over his executive order targeting social media companies — this time from voting rights groups who say he's suppressing accurate election info
Trump issued the order last month, just days afterpushing false information about voting by mail, in an attempt to chip away tech companies' legal protections under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
"Online platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram have First Amendment rights to ensure that accurate information — including about how to register to vote and successfully cast a ballot by Election Day — is not undermined by misinformation on their platforms," the groups argue in the complaint.
The groups accuse Trump of using federal agencies to threaten legal action against tech companies that moderate content in ways he disagrees with and by threatening to withhold government ad spending on their platforms.
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