They can do what they want. But if they WANT immunity under section 230, then they need to do what they are required to do under that section.
It's like a 501(c)3 Corporation. If they want the tax breaks, then they have to follow the requirements of that section.
Trump is using his executive authority to enforce the section 230 regulations.
Twitter and Facebook don't have to claim immunity under section 230, but if they don't submit to the regulations under that section, then they lose their immunity.
All Twitter and Facebook and You Tube need to do is to declare that they are publishers and not platforms.
If that's what they want, then they can do what they want.
I suspect they will WANT that protection. So they will have to follow the rules.
This order was not haphazardly put together since yesterday. This has all the earmarks of an order that has been in the pipeline for months.
I was telling my son last night, you’re either a platform (like ATT) or you’re a publisher.
Will we object if att starts censoring our texts and conversations? Damn straight we will.