Demonstrating the power social media platforms have on public discourse and the ability of tech giants to exercise public power with little or no public accountability. These actions have amplified lingering questions regards the regulation of social media content. Social media sites, including Facebook, faced a massive backlash after having failed to remove the live stream of this attack. The consequences of social media platforms that function on a quasi-monopolistic scale are more recently being understood. Serious conversations on how social media platforms should be regulated to minimize their social costs are critically needed.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 05, 2021 14:26 UTC