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Trump Threatens to Veto Defense Bill if Tech Liability Shield Stands

Posted on AllSides December 2nd, 2020
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President Trump threatened to veto an annual defense-policy bill if it doesn’t include language revoking a provision that gives social-media companies broad immunity for the content they publish from users on their sites.

Mr. Trump demanded on Tuesday night that Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act be repealed.

“[I]f the very dangerous & unfair Section 230 is not completely terminated as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), I will be forced to unequivocally VETO the Bill when sent to the very beautiful Resolute desk,” he wrote...

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