SECOND TAKE
NEWSDAY: To rein in social media, start by removing companies’ immunity
12 May 2021 - 16:17
There comes a time in the life of any collective human endeavour when it is clear rules are needed. If we didn’t need structures to discourage lying, cheating, selfishness or outright criminality we’d be living in a utopia. But we’re not.
We are at such a pivotal moment in the brief history of social media, when it has become imperative that more rules be created and enforced. The big breaking point was the suspension of Donald Trump from Facebook and Twitter in January for sharing messages about the Capitol protesters — rioters — being “very special” and that people should “remember this day forever”...
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