Dear Friend,

BREAKING: Donald Trump is preparing an executive order that would
essentially end freedom of speech on the internet.

A leaked draft of the order would give broad authority to the FTC and the
FCC to censor political speech across the internet, including on Facebook,
Twitter, and YouTube.^1

The Trump administration has floated controversial proposals like this
before, only to back down later. With a big enough public outcry, we can
stop this horrifying idea from going any further.

[ [link removed] ]Will you donate to help stop Trump's "Censor the Internet" Executive
Order?

The draft order would allow the FCC and the FTC to revoke free-speech
protections under the Communications Decency Act of 1996, the law that
allows websites with user-generated content, like forums and social media,
to exist.

It would allow the political appointees in charge of the FCC and the
FTC—former Verizon lawyer Ajit Pai and former Rupert Murdoch lawyer Joseph
Simons—to censor political speech on the internet that they deem
unacceptable.

It's terrifying to imagine what an authoritarian like Trump would do if he
could control what's on Facebook and Twitter. But no matter who's in the
White House, this proposed executive order would trample on our First
Amendment rights and stifle free speech. Free-speech experts across the
political spectrum say if the proposal goes into effect, the government
would have sweeping new censorship powers.

Our best chance to stop this plan is by organizing a major backlash RIGHT
NOW to convince Trump to back away from the proposal. That's why we're
mobilizing to stop this horrifying idea from going any further. Will you
donate to help fight back?

[ [link removed] ]Yes, I'll donate to help stop Trump's "Censor the Internet" Executive
Order.

Thanks for standing with us.

Robert Cruickshank,
Demand Progress

[ [link removed] ]DONATE

Source:

1. Common Dreams, "Leaked Draft of Trump Executive Order to 'Censor the
Internet' Denounced as Dangerous, Unconstitutional Edict," [ [link removed] ]August 11,
2019
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