After Twitter gave one of President Trump’s tweets a modest reality check, the president threatened to “shut down” social media companies, personally targeted a Twitter employee, and signed an executive order that would affect the entire internet.
It’s the latest salvo in a long-simmering feud between the president and his favorite social media platform. Although he has more than 80 million followers and has been on Twitter since 2009, Trump has long complained about what he considers anti-conservative bias on the platform (but without citing evidence). Twitter had elected not to delete or modify Trump’s tweets, even when they violated its terms of service, until now. Facebook, in contrast, refused to remove posts similar to the president’s tweets.
The executive order is expected to face legal challenges.
Nov 20, 2022, 2:26 AM UTCJames Vincent and Sean Hollister
Elon Musk says he’s letting Donald Trump back on Twitter
He justified the decision based on the results of a personal Twitter poll. “The people have spoken,” Musk decreed.
Jul 19, 2020, 1:43 PM UTCKim Lyons
Twitter disables video in Trump retweet after Linkin Park files copyright complaint
The band said it had not authorized the use of its song “In the End” by the Trump campaign
Jun 19, 2020, 3:08 AM UTCRussell Brandom
Twitter labels Trump video as ‘manipulated media’
‘This tweet has been labeled per our synthetic and manipulated media policy,’ Twitter says
Jun 6, 2020, 1:42 PM UTCKim Lyons
Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram removed a Trump campaign video over copyright complaint
The four-minute video included images of George Floyd and protesters
Jun 2, 2020, 8:57 PM UTCMakena Kelly
Trump’s Twitter order violates the First Amendment, new lawsuit claims
It’s the order’s first legal challenge
Jun 1, 2020, 5:34 PM UTCMakena Kelly
Facebook employees walk out in protest of Donald Trump’s posts
Dozens of employees criticized the company over the weekend
May 29, 2020, 8:54 PM UTCCasey Newton
Leaked posts show Facebook employees asking the company to remove Trump’s threat of violence
“If we fail the test case here, history will not judge us kindly”
May 29, 2020, 6:23 PM UTCT.C. Sottek
Twitter isn’t a government, but it’s the best one we’ve got
As the president rages, Twitter finds its courage
May 29, 2020, 5:50 PM UTCMakena Kelly
Joe Biden doesn’t like Trump’s Twitter order, but still wants to revoke Section 230
The campaign said his position hasn’t changed
May 29, 2020, 2:53 PM UTCAdi Robertson
Let’s go through Trump’s terrible internet censorship order, line by line
Spoiler: you can’t nationalize Twitter
May 29, 2020, 2:09 PM UTCMakena Kelly
Donald Trump escalates Twitter feud by cross-posting blocked message
It’s the latest in a string of platform violations
May 29, 2020, 8:20 AM UTCJon Porter
Twitter restricts new Trump tweet for ‘glorifying violence’
‘When the looting starts, the shooting starts,’ tweeted the President of the United States of America
May 28, 2020, 1:56 PM UTCRussell Brandom
Donald Trump is starting a messy fight with the entire internet
A new executive order would pare back crucial portions of Section 230
May 27, 2020, 9:01 PM UTCCasey Newton
Why Twitter labeling Trump’s tweets as “potentially misleading” is a big step forward
Good content moderation starts with acting from principles, not outrage
May 27, 2020, 7:47 PM UTCMakena Kelly
Trump wants to fight Twitter more than regulate it
All regulatory challenges have fallen flat
May 27, 2020, 7:11 PM UTCNick Statt
White House organizes harassment of Twitter employee as Trump threatens company
After the company fact-checked two of Trump’s tweets
May 26, 2020, 10:04 PM UTCMakena Kelly
Twitter labels Trump tweets as ‘potentially misleading’ for the first time
Only two tweets about California have received the label
