Internet restrictions are a hot topic in the media. With our large advancements with technology, there needs to be rules and accountability with what content social media platforms allow for their users to see and say.
Facebook has decided not to fact-check political ads, which, is interesting because the spread of false media does not help the political tensions that arise from election years.
Twitter has straight up banned political ads on their website. I have a feeling we are going to have to revisit the first amendment because, who gets to create the boundaries for what classifies as “right” or “wrong” on the Internet? What will be the rubric for how a company classifies hate speech? What is “freedom of expression”?
In this article, Harvard scholars and other important folks give their opinions on the latest stance Facebook + Twitter have decided to take against politics.
Ghosh believes Twitter has taken the right approach. However, Evelyn Douek,believes neither company is correct. This is a major issue and one we have never really had to tackle because it was not pushed until companies started getting flack for what they allow users to see.
It is a tough road, but hopefully, we can come to a conclusion that benefits us all.
https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/political-ads-twitter-facebook.php
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