Trump Threatens to Shut Social Media Companies After Twitter Fact Check
- Attack comes after Twitter fact-checked, labeled Trump tweet
- Tech companies have faced criticism from conservatives of bias
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President Donald Trump threatened to regulate or shutter social media companies -- a warning apparently aimed at Twitter Inc. after it began fact-checking his tweets.
In a pair of tweets issued Wednesday morning from his iPhone, Trump said that social media sites are trying to silence conservative voices, and need to change course or face action.