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The Political Scene | The New Yorker

Should Big Tech Stop Moderating Content?

Mar 27, 2024
Listen to Jay Caspian Kang and Tyler Foggatt discuss the tension between protecting children on social media and free speech rights. They explore social media's role in politics and why efforts to control misinformation may ultimately fail.
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  • Social media companies struggle to balance protecting children from harmful content while upholding free speech rights.
  • Resistance to excessive social media use and lack of community pushback challenge government efforts to regulate social media.

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Meta Limits Political Content on Instagram and Facebook

Meta has implemented a new default setting on Instagram and Facebook to restrict the visibility of political content. This decision follows concerns over data privacy, election influence, and social media addiction. Jay Caspian King, a staff writer at The New Yorker, acknowledges these worries but also defends social media access as a First Amendment right. While government attempts to regulate social media have been ongoing, there is a lack of personal resistance to social media usage.

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