Trump’s tweets about “censorship” marked his latest broadside against Silicon Valley, which he has repeatedly accused of unfairly targeting conservative views.
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 3, 2019, in Washington.
— Donald J. Trump May 3, 2019 Facebook and the White House did not respond to a request for comment. The First Amendment pertains to government regulation of speech, not tech giants’ efforts to craft and implement their own policies that seek to prevent harassment and abuse online. In doing so, Facebook pointed to its efforts to remove users who “promote or engage in violence and hate, regardless of ideology." Before its permanent ban, Facebook had taken more limited action targeting users such as Jones, who has threatened journalists and attacked the victims of the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Jones and others sharply criticized Facebook for its decision.
He also said his administration is “looking into” Facebook’s handling of Diamond and Silk, two pro-Trump video bloggers who have charged that the social-networking site has limited the reach of their content. Facebook initially labeled their videos as “unsafe,” though it later apologized for the incident and said last year it tried repeatedly to work with the duo to address their concerns.
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