Sen. Hawley Writes Twitter CEO: Twitter Should Lose Immunity If Editorializing on Political Speech
May 28, 2020
May 28, 2020
WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey questioning why Twitter should continue to receive special immunity from the federal government after choosing to editorialize on President Trump's tweets. Twitter currently receives special immunity under the law in what's known as Section 230, which states that companies that merely distribute user content should not be tr . . .
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey questioning why Twitter should continue to receive special immunity from the federal government after choosing to editorialize on President Trump's tweets. Twitter currently receives special immunity under the law in what's known as Section 230, which states that companies that merely distribute user content should not be tr . . .