Donald Trump's move against Twitter factchecking could backfire

President's planned weakening of social media law may not have effect he thinks it will

Donald Trump's apparent plans to punish Twitter for appending a factcheck to his claims that mail-in ballots would be substantially fraudulent" could reshape the web - but not necessarily in the ways he or his supporters intend.

Trump's expected avenue of attack focuses on section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. That law underpins much of how the internet is regulated in the United States, by effectively creating the hybrid publisher/platform model that has become the norm for social media companies worldwide.