A7 THE ASTORIAN • SATURDAY, MAY 30, 2020 President Trump signs executive order challenging social media protections OBITUARIES Margaret Turina Radich Portland Dec. 1, 1918 — May 22, 2020 Lashed out at Twitter for fact checking tweets Margaret Turina Radich passed away at Margaret was the center of her family, and home May 22, 2020. Born in Portland, Ore- beloved by them. She enjoyed spending time gon, Dec. 1, 1918, Margaret was the daugh- with her children and grandchildren, cel- ebrating life and sharing family ter of Margaret Vranizan Turina history. and Charles Andrew Turina. She is survived by her children, Margaret graduated from St. Rita Radich Grant (Jeff), of Lan- Mary, Star of the Sea High School ham, Maryland, Paula Radich, of and attended Astoria Business Newberg, Oregon, Michele Dahl, College. She was a bookkeeper at of Portland, Anthony Radich St. Mary’s Hospital in Astoria, and (Sonja), of Denver, Colorado, Sis- later worked at Chris’ News. ter Kathleen Radich, Order of St. On April 21, 1945, Marga- Francis in St. Mary’s, Alaska, ret married Anthony John Radich John Radich (Kathy), of Eugene, of Clifton, Oregon. Anthony and Margaret Radich Trina Radich, of Portland, and Margaret had nine children. Joan Sullivan (John), of Kirk- Margaret’s life centered on faith and family. She was a lifelong mem- land, Washington; 12 grandchildren; and two ber of Court Columbia, Catholic Daughters great-grandchildren. Margaret was preceded in death by her of the Americas, Astoria, and served as grand regent. In 2012, Margaret was honored for son, Mark, and husband, Anthony. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated her service as a Catholic Daughter. She was active in St. Mary, Star of the Sea at St. Clare Catholic Church Thursday, with Parish, serving as fi nance chairwoman for the interment at Ocean View Cemetery. A public celebration of life will be held at annual parish dinner and bazaar. She substi- tute taught for the Sisters of the Holy Names a later date. In lieu of fl owers, donations may be made and led summer school religious education to Francis Center, Society of Saint Vincent de classes. In 1970, the family moved to Portland. Paul or Oregon Right to Life. By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump escalated his war on social media companies Thursday, signing an executive order challenging the liability protections that have served as a bedrock for unfettered speech on the internet. Still, the move appears to be more about politics than substance, as the president aims to rally supporters after he lashed out at Twitter for applying fact checks to two of his tweets. Trump said the fact checks were “edi- torial decisions” by Twitter and amounted to political activism. He said it should cost those companies their protection from law- suits for what is posted on their platforms. Trump, who personally relies heavily on Twitter to verbally fl og his foes, has long accused the tech giants in liberal-leaning Silicon Valley of targeting conservatives by fact-checking them or removing their posts. “We’re fed up with it,” Trump said, claiming the order would uphold freedom of speech. It directs executive branch agencies to ask independent rule-making agen- cies including the Federal Communica- tions Commission and the Federal Trade Commission to study whether they can place new regulations on the companies — though experts express doubts much can be done without an act of Congress. Companies like Twitter and Facebook are granted liability protection under Sec- tion 230 of the Communications Decency Act because they are treated as “platforms,” rather than “publishers,” which can face lawsuits over content. A similar executive order was previ- ously considered by the administration but shelved over concerns it couldn’t pass legal muster and that it violated conservative principles on deregulation and free speech. “They’ve had unchecked power to cen- sor, restrict, edit, shape, hide, alter virtu- ally any form of communication between private citizens or large public audiences,” Trump said of social media companies as he prepared to sign the order. “There is no precedent in American history for so small a number of corporations to control so large a sphere of human interaction.” Trump and his campaign reacted after Twitter added a warning phrase to two Trump tweets that called mail-in ballots “fraudulent” and predicted “mail boxes will Evan Vucci/AP Photo President Donald Trump holds up a copy of the New York Post as he speaks before signing an executive order at the White House on Thursday aimed at curbing protections for social media giants. be robbed.” Under the tweets, there’s now a link reading “Get the facts about mail-in ballots” that guides users to a page with fact checks and news stories about Trump’s unsubstantiated claims. Trump accused Twitter of interfering in the 2020 presidential election and declared “as president, I will not allow this to hap- pen.” His campaign manager, Brad Par- scale, said Twitter’s “clear political bias” had led the campaign to pull “all our adver- tising from Twitter months ago.” In fact, Twitter has banned political advertising since last November. Late Wednesday, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted, “We’ll continue to point out incorrect or disputed information about elections globally.” Dorsey added: “This does not make us an ‘arbiter of truth.’ Our intention is to con- nect the dots of confl icting statements and show the information in dispute so people can judge for themselves.” On the other hand, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told Fox News his platform has “a different policy, I think, than Twitter on this.” “I just believe strongly that Facebook shouldn’t be the arbiter of truth of every- thing that people say online,” he said. The president’s critics, meanwhile, scolded the platforms for allowing him to put forth false or misleading information that could confuse voters. “Donald Trump’s order is plainly ille- gal,” said Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden, a Dem- ocrat and advocate for internet freedoms. He is “desperately trying to steal for him- self the power of the courts and Congress. ... All for the ability to spread unfi ltered lies.” Carl Wilfred Kotaniemi Warrenton Nov. 14, 1923 — May 25, 2020 Carl Wilfred Kotaniemi passed away and one previously died of cancer (David, peacefully in his home at Glenwood Vil- 1989). His wife, Helen, passed away in lage, surrounded by members of his fam- 1976. Carl is survived by his sister, ily, on Memorial Day . Helen Johnson, of Marquette, He was born in Humboldt, Michigan; three sons, Steven, of Michigan, on Nov. 14, 1923, to Astoria, Jeffrey, of Eugene, and Charles and Hulda Kotaniemi. Michael, of Ilwaco, Washington; He had four sisters and two and two daughters, Sandra Ogier, brothers, all of whom preceded of Hillsboro, and Cynthia Kota- him in death except his young- niemi, of Portland. Also surviv- est sister. ing are 13 grandchildren and 14 After becoming the fi rst in great-grandchildren. his family to graduate from high A family service will be held school, Carl entered the Air Carl Kotaniemi on Monday at 11 a.m. at Peace Force during World War II, and Lutheran Church, 565 12th St. in was later honorably discharged. After the war, Carl moved to Asto- Astoria. A public service will also be held at the ria, where he met Helen Christell Johnson while working at Point Adams Cannery. gravesite at 1 p.m. at Greenwood Ceme- tery on Oregon Highway 202. Pastor Steve They were married on Oct. 11, 1947. In 1954 they moved to Michigan, where Dornfeld of Peace Lutheran Church will they stayed for 13 years before returning preside at both ceremonies. Please join us in celebrating Carl’s 96 to Astoria in 1967, where he remained the rest of his life. They had seven children, years, 6 months and 11 days as our family’s of whom one was stillborn (Sylvia, 1949), beloved mentor and patriarch. BEFORE AFTER AFTER BEFORE AFTER AFTER Interior & Exterior Detailing Autobody Repair • Restoration OPEN Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:30pm DETAILING DETAILING 92305 Hwy 202 • Astoria Call 503-741-3050 SEVENDAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TODAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY More photos at: REGIONAL FORECAST Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Seattle 58 49 61 47 62 48 A brief morning Mostly sunny Cooler with rain shower 62 49 64 50 Partly sunny A shower possible 61 49 59 48 Cloudy Showers possible Aberdeen Olympia 59/49 63/49 Wenatchee Tacoma Moses Lake UNDER THE SKY TODAY'S TIDES Astoria through Thursday Tonight’s Sky: First quarter moon (8:30 p.m. PDT). Astoria / Port Docks Temperatures High/low ................................ 76/49 Normal high/low .................. 62/48 Record high .................. 81 in 1922 Record low .................... 38 in 1973 Precipitation Thursday ................................. 0.00” Month to date ........................ 3.30” Normal month to date ......... 3.02” Year to date .......................... 35.36” Normal year to date ........... 33.31” Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2020 Time 7:28 a.m. 9:01 p.m. 6.8 1:58 a.m. 7.2 2:25 p.m. Cape Disappointment 7:05 a.m. 8:44 p.m. Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Hammond SUN AND MOON Sunrise today .................. 5:29 a.m. Sunset tonight ............... 8:58 p.m. Moonrise today ............. 1:31 p.m. Moonset today ............... 2:34 a.m. First Full Last New 7:18 a.m. 8:54 p.m. Warrenton 7:23 a.m. 8:56 p.m. Knappa 8:05 a.m. 9:38 p.m. Depoe Bay May 29 June 5 June 12 June 20 6:16 a.m. 7:58 p.m. 2.9 0.3 6.5 1:17 a.m. 7.2 1:36 p.m. 3.4 0.3 6.9 1:34 a.m. 7.5 1:57 p.m. 3.2 0.3 7.2 1:42 a.m. 7.6 2:09 p.m. 3.0 0.4 7.1 2:59 a.m. 7.5 3:26 p.m. 2.5 0.3 6.3 12:46 a.m. 3.1 7.1 1:04 p.m. -0.1 City Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Denver Honolulu Houston Los Angeles Miami New York City Phoenix San Francisco Wash., DC Today Hi/Lo/W 83/64/t 79/59/pc 72/50/pc 87/64/s 84/55/pc 85/72/s 89/66/pc 75/57/s 88/73/c 84/56/pc 108/80/pc 73/57/c 84/60/pc Sun. 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