The order changes none of that. The actions of Youtube, Facebook, and Twitter to delete and denounce some content but not others means they are asserting editorial control on the issues of the day and are not common carriers.
The socialist media sites did this to themselves. They can’t have it both ways.
They have had it both ways, acting as both platform and publisher, with impunity, for years. And are arrogant and aggressive about it. The best example I know of this is this long form interview:
Joe Rogan Experience #1258 - Jack Dorsey, Vijaya Gadde & Tim Pool
https://youtu.be/DZCBRHOg3PQ
Jack Dorsey is a computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur who is co-founder and CEO of Twitter, and founder and CEO of Square, a mobile payments company. Vijaya Gadde serves as the global lead for legal, policy, and trust and safety at Twitter. Tim Pool is an independent journalist. His work can currently be found at http://timcast.com
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The arrogance from Dorsey and his witch lawyer just shines through. Pool very much challenges them on the publisher/platform question, and they pretty much ignore it.
BTW, it’s Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act that brings this to the fore. If Trump issues an EO on this we will be hearing more about it instantly.
Maybe the EO will facilitate a flood of RICO lawsuits
Precisely. They lobbied to gain the protection of a common carrier, making them not liable for patron's comments. They then proceeded to monitor those same comments they sought relief against, asserting the privilege of a private platform. They cannot be both public and private, asserting the protections of both.