Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship
Interesting how they changed the wording of Section 5:Yesterday's draft:> The working group shall also collect publicly available information regarding the following:> (i) monitoring or creating watch-lists of users based on their interactions with content or users (e.g., likes, follows, time spent); and> (ii) monitoring users based on their activity off the platform.Final version:> The working group shall also collect publicly available information regarding the following:> (i) increased scrutiny of users based on the other users they choose to follow, or their interactions with other users;> (ii) algorithms to suppress content or users based on indications of political alignment or viewpoint;> (iii) differential policies allowing for otherwise impermissible behavior, when committed by accounts associated with the Chinese Communist Party or other anti-democratic associations or governments;> (iv) reliance on third-party entities, including contractors, media organizations, and individuals, with indicia of bias to review content; and> (v) acts that limit the ability of users with particular viewpoints to earn money on the platform compared with other users similarly situated.