Trump threatens to close social media platforms following Twitter spat

There have long been complaints from the right that online platforms censor conservative opinions because of a liberal bias. Now after being fact-checked by Twitter, Donald Trump has threatened to close down social media platforms. In the last 24 hours, Twitter added a "Get the facts" link to a false claim made in a tweet by the president about mail-in votes. Clearly incensed, Trump tweeted that "we will strongly regulate, or close them down". See also: Trump accuses Twitter of 2020 election interference after the platform fact-checks his false tweets Twitter slaps 'manipulated media' label on deceptively edited video of… [Continue Reading]