Trump wields pen to stop feds’ ‘jawboning’ of social media platforms

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Among a flurry of activity on his first day back in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump signed the Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship Executive Order.

The executive order aims to “secure the right of the American people to engage in constitutionally protected speech” and “ensure that no Federal Government officer, employee, or agent engages in or facilitates any conduct that would unconstitutionally abridge the free speech of any American citizen.”

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