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This Week In Techdirt History: November 30th – December 6th

from the that-was-that dept Five Years Ago This week in 2020, Donald Trump got angry about a trend on Twitter and called for Section 230 to be repealed, renewing efforts to slip this into the must-pass military spending…

This Week In Techdirt History: November 30th – December 6th

from the that-was-that dept

Five Years Ago

This week in 2020, Donald Trump got angry about a trend on Twitter and called for Section 230 to be repealed, renewing efforts to slip this into the must-pass military spending bill. Trump promised he was willing to defund the entire military if Congress didn’t agree, but Congress ignored his threats. Even Republicans threatened to override his veto as he doubled down. At the same time, Congress was also looking to sneak unconstitutional copyright reform into the same bill, and Nancy Pelosi …

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