From congressional hearings to multiple class action lawsuits to outraged newspaper editorial pages, there is a growing consensus that social media is harmful to Americans. The problem is both the content that is allowed and the content that isn’t.
Viral videos of a 14-year-old New Jersey girl being assaulted in her school hallway are free to be spread and liked, while prominent doctors who question COVID-19 lockdown policies are shadow-banned and silenced. The Taliban and Iran’s mullahs are free to tweet, but for many months, not a former U.S. president.
Yet, there is no consensus on how to fix this mounting crisis. There is, however, a potential road map to reach a solution.
Nikhil Bhatnagar
From congressional hearings to multiple class action lawsuits to outraged newspaper editorial pages, there is a growing consensus that social media is harmful to Americans. The problem is both the content that is allowed and the content that isn’t.
Viral videos of a 14-year-old New Jersey girl being assaulted in her school hallway are free to be spread and liked, while prominent doctors who question COVID-19 lockdown policies are shadow-banned and silenced. The Taliban and Iran’s mullahs are free to tweet, but for many months, not a former U.S. president.
Yet, there is no consensus on how to fix this mounting crisis. There is, however, a potential road map to reach a solution.
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