First Trump DOJ Assembled “Tiger Team” To Rewrite Key Law Protecting Online Speech.

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First Trump DOJ Assembled “Tiger Team” To Rewrite Key Law Protecting Online Speech.

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First Trump DOJ Assembled “Tiger Team” To Rewrite Key Law Protecting Online Speech

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As President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order in 2020 to retaliate against online services that fact-checked him, a team within the Department of Justice (DOJ) was finalizing a proposal to substantially weaken a key law that protects internet users’ speech.Documents released to EFF as part of...

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