ITI Reacts to New Executive Order on Social Media Platforms
WASHINGTON – Today, ITI issued the following statement from its President and CEO Jason Oxman in reaction to President Trump’s new executive order regarding social media platforms:
“Tech companies make it possible for us all to stay connected, doctors to tend patients remotely, policymakers to communicate with constituents, and students and employees to learn and work from home. These tools thrive with a diversity of viewpoints and are more important than ever.
“Today’s executive order expresses that the First Amendment is the bedrock of American democracy, while at the same time threatening to undermine it by endorsing government censorship of speech. The ability of U.S. citizens to post content online, and of companies to take good faith efforts and offer tools to promote the safe use of that content, is protected by the Constitution and by existing law.”