WASHINGTON (TNND) — President Donald Trump has issued an executive order aimed at curbing government censorship, marking one of his first official actions since returning to the White House. The order seeks to prevent the government from limiting free speech, a move Trump said is intended to "stop the weaponization" of speech.

The president’s executive order comes after Trump and his supporters have accused the federal government of pressuring social media companies to take down lawful posts over concerns around

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All these comments from so-called TikTok 'refugees' showed up on Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's most recent Instagram post, which was posted shortly after TikTok went dark for American users on Saturday night. The video of a surfing Zuckerberg, which was initially filled with Instagram users lauding his skills, was quickly overrun with angry users.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning “federal censorship” of online speech. Some fear it will make social media more toxic.

President Donald Trump used executive power to launch two separate investigations into former President Joe Biden's administration Monday.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order intended to stop “government censorship,” a sweeping action that could chill years of efforts to combat the proliferation of false information online.

Maria Curi, tech policy reporter at Axios, joins Marketplace’s Kimberly Adams for “Tech Bytes: Week in Review.”

President Donald Trump's new executive order on social media was immediately condemned in a statement by Nina Jankowicz, the president of the watchdog group American Sunlight Project, who called it a "direct assault on reality.

Several of the tech moguls also joined a small prayer service this morning at St. John’s Episcopal Church. Later, they blended in with the Trump clan directly behind the incoming president as he officially assumed power just after noon,

The move is under discussion as the Chinese-owned app faces a Sunday deadline to find a new buyer or shut down in the United States.

Geist said another target could be Canada’s Online News Act, which compels tech companies to enter into agreements with news publishers. Google, which is so far the only company to be captured under the legislation, has paid out $100 million to a journalism organization designed to disperse the funds.