After social media sites blocked a misleading video posted by his campaign, President Trump said on a radio show on Aug. 6 that "of course" the companies are censoring him. Trump is far from the only U.S. politician to argue that social media platforms must be held accountable for how they handle user posts as their role in shaping public opinion grows. Democrats point to hate speech, election meddling, and misinformation online, whereas Republicans say tech companies censor their ideas and candidates. Lawmakers on the right and left are calling to change the statute that shields the companies from liability for online speech: Section 230, a clause in the 1996 Communications Decency Act.
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