The Power of Social Media Is Undeniable

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i think it's hard to judge if you're not on these platforms. i have teen aged children, and i see for them how it affects and governs their social life. In some parts of the world, face books is,. is the equivalent of the internet. And sohat the trick is trying to preserve those aspects while getting some of the worst harms under control. I think some people sort of conclude, you'd have the answers just ta, you nove some i i fantasy that these services can just be turned off for, you know, You'll cancel my face bok ountain, and i'm just washing my hands of it.

Online trolls and fascist chat groups. Controversies over campus lectures. Cancel culture versus censorship. The daily hazards and debates surrounding free speech dominate headlines and fuel social media storms. In an era where one tweet can launch — or end — your career, and where free speech is often invoked as a principle but rarely understood, learning to maneuver the fast-changing, treacherous landscape of public discourse has never been more urgent. In Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech for All, Suzanne Nossel, a leading voice in support of free expression, delivers a vital, necessary guide to maintaining democratic debate that is open, free-wheeling but at the same time respectful of the rich diversity of backgrounds and opinions in a changing country.

Shermer and Nossel discuss: private vs. government restrictions on speech; hate speech, libel, slander, compelled speech; incitement to violence and insurrection; cancel culture; social media censorship; the euphemism treadmill, and more…