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It has been roundly criticised, however, by rights groups, press groups and legal experts, who have long raised concerns about the law's potential threat to freedom of expression.

But legal experts say Trump alone has no ability to extend citizenship to favored groups.

"Anyone that knows how to exploit the system can have any image they do not like removed, not just intimate images," legal expert Matt Lane told him.

More surprising is how many media organizations are bowing to the pressure, even when legal experts agree they shouldn’t have to.

The confusion may have been the point, legal experts told Salon.