Trump administration petitions FCC on social media content rules

📆 7/28/2020 4:04 AM
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WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - A US Commerce Department agency on Monday (July 27) petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to re-interpret a 1996 law to require transparency in how social media companies moderate content, after President Donald Trump asked it to intervene in the matter.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

WASHINGTON - A US Commerce Department agency on Monday petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to re-interpret a 1996 law to require transparency in how social media companies moderate content, after President Donald Trump asked it to intervene in the matter.

The NTIA said in Monday's petition it wants the FCC to require social media firms to"publicly disclose accurate information regarding its content-management mechanisms" to"enable users to make more informed choices about competitive alternatives." Both Democratic commissioners on the five-member FCC said the commission should quickly reject the petition.

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