One of Reuters' stories on Trump's EO says it will call for monitoring/creating watch-lists of users

[highplainsdem]

I've seen two different stories from Reuters today about the draft they've been given of the executive order Trump will sign today.

The earlier version

https://www.reuters.com/article/twitter-trump-executive-order-idUSL1N2DA09S

included this:

The draft order also requires the Attorney General to establish a working group including state attorneys general that will examine the enforcement of state laws that prohibit online platforms from engaging in unfair and deceptive acts.

The working group will also monitor or create watch-lists of users based on their interactions with content or other users.

Federal spending on online advertising will also be reviewed by U.S. government agencies to ensure there are no speech restrictions by the relevant platform.

Emphasis added.



A later version of this story

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-twitter-trump-executive-order-social-idUSKBN2340MW

omits that info:

The draft order also requires the attorney general to establish a working group including state attorneys general that will examine the enforcement of state laws that prohibit online platforms from engaging in unfair and deceptive acts.

Federal spending on online advertising will also be reviewed by U.S. government agencies to ensure there are no speech restrictions by the relevant platform.

ABC News story:

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-sign-executive-order-targeting-social-media-companies/story?id=70925213

The order also proposes that an online tool for tech bias reporting created by the White House Office of Digital Strategy be reestablished to "collect complaints of online censorship and other potentially unfair or deceptive acts or practices by online platforms and shall submit complaints received to the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The draft order directs the FTC to develop a report based off the complaints and make that report public, "consistent with applicable law."

Section 4 of the draft order also says the Attorney General "shall establish a working group regarding the potential enforcement of State statutes that prohibit online platforms from engaging in unfair and deceptive acts and practices.

The White House office of digital strategy is directed to submit complaints received to this working group. The order also directs the working group to collect publicly available information on monitoring or creating watch-lists of users based on their interactions with content or users (e.g. likes, follows, time spent); and monitoring users based on their activity off the platform.

[cilla4progress]

1. Of course....

FUCK TRUMP. Watch this Billy Barr you slimy fuck!!!

[redstatebluegirl]

2. I knew it was going to get ugly. A cornered animal will be much more dangerous.

He is cornered and dangerous.

[SoonerPride]

3. The government will now "monitor" who posts what on Facebook and Twitter?

Yeah, that sounds like "freedom."

[Iliyah]

4. In other words . .

RWers can do whatever they want while people who don't agree with their fucked up ideology gets harassed and even be considered a crime, and jail.

Lawsuits to follow, and by January 2021, President Biden . .

House Majority Leader NP and a new Senate Majority Leader with a "D".

[Takket]

5. Nothing but red meat.

This is DOA at the courts. But he wants to continue this nonsense about his base being persecuted. When in fact the reality is social media companies are bending over the accommodate RW lies and conspiracy theories.

[Freethinker65]

6. Online tool for bias reporting. Have fun filtering the bot written and spam reports

[greatauntoftriplets]

7. Shades of Nixon's enemies list.

I'm sure that Illinois' AG will be thrilled to cooperate.

[DeminPennswoods]

8. Trump's going to be #1 in every category!

LOL!

The irony is that Trump's campaign is the one relying heavily on social media. It's going to be hilarious when the lefty techies start reporting all the conservatives/cultists/Rs.

[MineralMan]

9. Hey, Twitter: Shut Down His Account Now!

Just do it!

[fishwax]

12. definitrely -- looking the other way on his TOS violations seems like bias, after all

[highplainsdem]

10. Rick Wilson: Oh, a watch list! WHAT COULD GO WRONG?

Link to tweet

[sinkingfeeling]

11. We can all file complaints against MF45's unfair (lies)

comments on a daily basis.

[Turbineguy]

13. The important thing is to protect

the Russian troll factories.

Misinformation is crucial for trump and the republicans.

[Johnny2X2X]

14. This would be more impactfull than the Patriot Act and Nixon's lists combined

This would be the biggest over reach of power in modern history and would be purely political.