DEMS/REGULATIONS/SOCIAL MEDIA/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said he would consider working with Democrats to regulate social media companies, after he and other conservatives accused companies such as Twitter Inc, Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google of allegedly stifling right wing views. In an extended news conference on Wednesday [11-7-18], Trump, however, urged caution in any effort to regulate the social media and technology companies. He did not spell out any specific rules that he would advocate…Creating new regulations would be inconsistent for a president who has made reducing regulation a goal of his administration. His officials have made numerous such efforts, in particular, toward cutting environmental and financial rules. Just last month, Trump suggested that Twitter was biased against him and accused the company of deleting many of his followers and making it harder for users to follow him. In a tweet, he said that the company had ‘stifled growth to a point where it is obvious to all.’”
–Reuters Staff, “Trump would consider regulating social media but urges caution,” Reuters, November 7, 2018 10:38 am