U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order that he said aims to restore freedom of speech and end censorship, drawing fire from critics who point to his past actions threatening and suing journalists,
Social media giant Meta is blocking links to a competing platform less than a week after the company said it was committing to freedom of speech — raising questions about whether Mark Zuckerberg’s firm was sincere in reducing censorship.
Congress labeled the app’s Chinese ownership a national security risk and passed a law that would ban the social media platform unless it was sold. TikTok and creators say that violates their free speech rights.