President Trump issued an executive order aimed at ending government censorship and restoring free speech, accusing the previous administration of harassing social media companies. While praised by some conservative groups, the order was widely criticized for being hypocritical given Trump's history of attacking speech he dislikes and his administration's efforts to stifle dissent from various groups.
In one of his first acts in office, President Trump issued an executive order promising to end government censorship and restore free speech. The order accused the outgoing Biden administration of harassing social media companies and violating the rights of average Americans 'under the guise' of combating disinformation online, and said federal resources would no longer be used to 'unconstitutionally abridge the free speech of any American citizen.
Under the Biden administration, officials kept up pressure on those platforms to take down posts the administration deemed false and dangerous, including about U.S. election integrity but also the COVID-19 pandemic. Those efforts increasingly rankled Republicans and eventually Republican states sued, accusing the Biden administration of illegally coercing the platforms to erase conservative content.
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