Trump Signs Executive Order br Targeting Social Media Companies President Donald Trump signed br the executive order that seeks to curtail br social media "censorship" on Thursday. The move comes two days after br Trump's tweets regarding mail-in ballots br were stamped by Twitter with fact-checking labels. Trump called Twitter's action br "political activism" and inappropriate." Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act br grants liability protections to certain companies, br including social media companies. Trump's executive order br targets those companies. Attorney General William Barr stated that Section 230 br “has been stretched way beyond its original intention.” Barr said the Justice Department will be utilized to br enforce Trump's executive order, which could result br in suits being brought against Twitter or Facebook. Democrats and civil liberties br groups spoke out against the order.