Not in his power. But just what we want, anyway, eh? Weird, huh?

Trump signs executive order to narrow protections for social media platforms

He's such an idiot.

He doesn't get to override laws by executive order, though I'm sure both he and his fascist-without-knowing-it (or maybe they do know it) supporters wish it were so and don't know or care that it's not.

It's the protection of that legal provision that allows these media to let his and his allies' and Russian and Chinese and anybody's lies run riot online, all the while washing their hands and refusing responsibility.

Take away that protection and they are faced with legal liability for everything posted on their platforms, just as newspapers and electronic news media are responsible for the work of their employees.

The move was welcomed by observers who argue that Facebook and Twitter should be held responsible for their content and subject to the same laws as the New York Times and other mainstream outlets.

But many in the business and technology sectors argue the order could curb freedom of speech on the internet and it conflicts with existing law – which only Congress, not the president - can change.

Matt Schruers, the president of the Computer and Communications Industry Association, told the Associated Press: 

“The irony that is lost here is that if these protections were to go away social media services would be far more aggressive in moderating content and terminating accounts." 

Trump. Too stupid to live.