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Worth remembering that with prior WH attempts to draft an executive order targeting social media companies, the FCC and FTC (which are led by Republican chairmen) privately pushed back on being deputized to police political speech on social platforms: https://t.co/XcOig5FBar — PolitiTweet.org

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The person briefed added that based on the lack of interagency review, it seems the draft EO was hastily conceived. — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW: The White House did not consult the FCC on a forthcoming executive order pertaining to social media companies, according to a person briefed on the matter. This suggests the draft order has not gone through the normal interagency review process. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Per WH pool, Trump is expected to sign an executive order tomorrow “pertaining to social media” but no details were provided. Pool report initially said Trump could sign it as early as today but was later corrected. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

"This is just another example of Trump thinking that the Constitution makes him a king, but it doesn't,” said David Vladeck, a former senior FTC official, on Trump’s threat to “strongly regulate” or even “close down” social media platforms: https://t.co/nq7px3Tohl — PolitiTweet.org

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"The milestones will get even more dire in the next jobs report, but for now the economic regression back to Y2K is a fitting symbol for a generation that — more than any other — has been shaped by recession.” https://t.co/iZGaXaaqQZ via @andrewvandam — PolitiTweet.org

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@TonyaJoRiley Oh my god this is my favorite thing — PolitiTweet.org

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But seriously, so many source meetings and reporter happy hours used to happen at Post Pub, back when the Post was still over on 15th Street — PolitiTweet.org

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NO if true — PolitiTweet.org

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And they said this was supposed to be a *short* week — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump has declared war against social media, threatening to “strongly regulate” or even shut platforms down over their handling of conservative speech: https://t.co/CLXGrl64S0 — PolitiTweet.org

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Facebook tells @donie it won’t take action aganist posts by Trump that spread false claims about mail-in voting, saying it values a “robust debate about the electoral process” and that its policies are designed to "focus on misrepresentations that would interfere with the vote." — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

So will Twitter be adding a label to this tweet adding contexual information about which entities are and are not bound by the First Amendment? https://t.co/Eku4HaK929 — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Twitter is declining to comment on Trump’s accusation that the company is interfering with the 2020 election. — PolitiTweet.org

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Aaaand there it is. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

@TonyRomm Wow, didn’t realize D.C. United had gotten *that* good ⚽️ — PolitiTweet.org

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Of course, this means Twitter will now face further questions about when and how it may apply this label to other Trump tweets, as the president has lobbed baseless allegations against @JoeNBC. More here: https://t.co/fYiuxuj0ml — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Twitter confirms to me that today is the first time any Trump tweets have been labeled as misleading by the platform. In these (two) cases, Twitter says, Trump’s tweets were flagged for "potentially misleading information about voting processes” and are labeled for context. https://t.co/w0pd4qTjN7 — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Google says it hopes to begin reopening its offices beginning on July 6 at around 10 percent building capacity, growing to about 30 percent by September (though most employees will still be WFH through the end of the year): https://t.co/l8f209E2cq — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

A really thorough look at how Facebook tried to address the issue of polarization on its platform, but later pivoted away amid internal fights and the Cambridge Analytica scrutiny: https://t.co/SPlDPU41hg — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

@billyez2 I could go for some Derby tots right now — PolitiTweet.org

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1. Spend the rest of your life paying student loans 2. Spend the rest of your life paying student loans — PolitiTweet.org

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@dibartz I feel you. It’s old fashioned-time up in here. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

All right. Who needs a drink? — PolitiTweet.org

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@binarybits Apparently! — PolitiTweet.org

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@binarybits I’d bet that most people moving from Sioux Falls to Menlo Park would feel justified asking for more money. Is it any surprise that Facebook might take advantage of the same dynamic going in the opposite direction? — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @zavaindar: A massively important topic and underrated corollary from covid induced future of work. I’m hopeful for this outcome. Would… — PolitiTweet.org

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@OKnox @EvanMcS https://t.co/mPDjLDz68h — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

@OKnox @EvanMcS Wait what — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

@AlexJamesFitz @ryanbeckwith Are you sure he wasn’t just a simple tailor, though? — PolitiTweet.org