Biden Revokes Trump's Silly Executive Order On Section 230; But It Already Did Its Damage

Biden Revokes Trump's Silly Executive Order On Section 230; But It Already Did Its Damage

3 years ago
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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210514/16563446807/biden-revokes-trumps-silly-executive-order-section-230-it-already-did-damage.shtml

It's better than nothing -- especially given that Biden has been so vocal against Section 230 -- but last week, Biden rescinded Trump's ridiculous executive order about Section 230. As you may recall, almost exactly a year ago, Trump issued an absolutely insane executive order demanding the FCC reinterpret Section 230. As we noted at the time, this made no sense, as 230 was written with the explicit admonition that the point was to keep the FCC out of the business of regulating the internet.

At any point in the process, those involved in the federal government could have stood up to Trump and said that everything about the executive order was a joke and ridiculous. But, nope, that's not how things work apparently. NTIA, which was in the process of being handed over to a lawyer whose mission in life seems to be to lie about and destroy Section 230 (partly to favor his white nationalist clients), followed through on Trump's demands, and petitioned the FCC to reinterpret Section 230.