On Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at limiting liability protections for some social media companies. The move comes just days after Twitter fact-checked and labeled two of his tweets as inaccurate. According to NPR, legal experts say it's unlikely that the order will have any practical effect on tech giants like Twitter. Meanwhile, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg called out Twitter for its fact-checking, saying Facebook won't be "arbiters of truth." What does all of this mean for the platforms, for users, for free speech, and for democracy?
Our guests explore the issues. They also discuss how social media and journalism have changed as a result of the pandemic. Our guests:
- Mike Johansson, social media strategist, and lecturer of communication at RIT
- Hélène Biandudi-Hofer, manager of Complicating the Narratives for Solutions Journalism Network
- Christian Dawson, executive director of the Internet Infrastructure Coalition
- David Andreatta, editor of CITY Newspaper
