© 2019 Bloomberg Finance LPThe Trump administration has made a provocative move against the anti-extremist policies of online platforms by encouraging users who have been censored to complain. Users - who must be citizens or permanent residents -are asked to provide their names, contact information, social media accounts and screenshots to back up their complaints. Many governments around the world are working to try and remove hate speech from online platforms. Earlier this year, Trump alleged that Facebook, Google and Twitter all favored Democrat users, while unreasonably blocking Republicans. It's not at all clear how the White House plans to use all the information it's collecting to persuade online platforms to change their policies.

Source: Forbes May 16, 2019 09:33 UTC