Workers applaud as President Trump speaks at the Cameron LNG Export Terminal in Hackberry, La., on Tuesday. The effort, which the White House said on Twitter was directed at users “no matter your views,” seeks to collect names, contact information and other details from Americans. For their part, Facebook, Google and Twitter long have denied that they engage in political censorship. The White House also asked to see copies of notifications that social-media sites sent to users when they take action against their posts, photos or videos. Ten years later, as Trump embarks on his own controversial data collection effort, one White House veteran pointed out the hypocrisy.

Source: Washington Post May 15, 2019 22:25 UTC