President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday outlined a detailed plan for recovery freedom of expression and remove”Left-wing censorship regime,” promising immediate action after assuming office.
Trump said, “When I become president, this entire rotten system of censorship and information control will be swept out of the system. There will be nothing left. By restoring free speech, we will begin to reclaim our democracy and save our nation.”
He continued, “If this most fundamental right is allowed to erode, the rest of our rights and liberties will fall like dominoes. So today I’m announcing my plan to dismantle the leftist censorship regime and reclaim those rights. Free speech for all Americans and this In the case reclaim is a very important word because they have removed it.
Trump proposed a five-point strategy:
- Presidential directive prohibiting federal agencies from partnering with private organizations in restricting speech. While executive directives offer temporary solutions, they can initiate momentum toward formal legislation.
- The Justice Department investigates censorship activities, potentially leading to prosecutions for violations of civil liberties and election rules.
- Amendments to Section 230 safeguards to ensure that tech corporations are held accountable for prejudicial content oversight.
- Financial sanctions, including cutting federal grants, for universities that engage in oppressive practices. The initiative is in line with Trump’s pledge to address anti-Semitism by noon on his first day.
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Digital Bill of Rights “Intended to protect the virtual liberties of American citizens.
Trump said he would issue an executive order soon after taking office, prohibiting federal agencies from cooperating with any organization to restrict the lawful speech of Americans. “I will then ban federal money from being used to label domestic speech as false or perverted,” he added.
The president-elect said he would direct the Department of Justice to investigate all participants in the current online censorship system and take legal action against identified violations. These investigations will cover potential violations of civil rights, campaign finance, election laws, securities regulations, antitrust statutes, the Hatch Act, and various other legal violations.
Ask Congress to amend Section 230, limiting the censorship capabilities of large online platforms. These platforms should only receive immunity if they demonstrate neutrality, transparency and fairness. They should focus on removing illegal content while reducing the right to restrict legitimate speech, he said.
“If any US university has been found to have engaged in censorship activities or election interference such as flagging social media content to remove blacklisting, those universities must lose federal research dollars and federal student loan support for a period of five years. More,” he added.
The 78-year-old leader vowed to establish legislation with clear criminal consequences for federal officials who collaborate with private entities to ignore constitutional rights. Without proper elections and border control, the integrity of our nation is compromised.
Trump said, “To deal with the problems of major platforms being infiltrated by former deep state officials and an army of intelligence officials, there should be a seven-year call-off period before any employees of the FBI, CIA, NSA, DNI, DHS or DOD are allowed to use massive amounts of US user data.” To get a job in a company that has.”
Congress should enact a digital bill of rights ensuring due process and requiring court orders to remove content. Users should receive notices about account restrictions, explanations for such actions, and appeal opportunities. Adults should have the option to bypass the moderation of content entirely if so desired, he added.
He stressed the fundamental nature of freedom of speech, saying, “If we don’t have free speech, we don’t have a free country.”