We’ve opposed the Take It Down Act because it could be easily manipulated to take down lawful content that powerful people simply don’t like. Last night, President Trump demonstrated he has a similar view on the bill. He wants to sign the bill into law, then use it to remove content about — him. And he won’t be the only powerful person to do so.

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    17 hours ago

    Here’s what Trump said to a joint session of Congress:

    “The Senate just passed the Take It Down Act… Once it passes the House, I look forward to signing that bill into law. And I’m going to use that bill for myself too if you don’t mind, because nobody gets treated worse than I do online, nobody.”

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      15 hours ago

      Yeah… With trump the black and white letter of the law doesn’t matter… I think I’m just being naive. 😭