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immunity to online platforms for user-posted content.
He has argued that this would allow social media companies to censor conservative voices without consequence.
One of the biggest stories to come out of 2024 was the Biden Administration moving to ban TikTok. The decision, originally set to be enacted a day ahead of Trump’ s return to office, meant that US-based users would likely lose access to TikTok.
Speaking at the time, Technology Partner at Cripps, Matthew Holman, advocated against the ban, arguing it would increase barriers to international relations.
“ The ban is another challenge to the previously uninhibited global internet ecosystem,” he said.“ Two decades ago, social media platforms were born into a world where any company, based anywhere, could create a platform about almost anything.
“ Now social media companies wield as much wealth, power and influence as nation states and are also perceived as agents of the territory they are deemed to serve.”
As yet, the ban has not been upheld, but Trump signed an executive order in January to give ByteDance a 75 day grace period to comply with a law that requires a sale or ban of the platform.
Meta and misinformation One such company seeking to work closely with the Trump Administration is Meta. The tech giant hit the ground
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