It seems the usual answers — tinkering with the algorithms and saying that the echo chamber on the internet merely mirrors society — are not going to be enough. In fact, since the election, debates over whether and how to regulate the social media space have been growing. The freedom and voice that social media platforms have afforded users will likely be curbed if governments begin to police the space more than is absolutely necessary. To lay to rest those apprehensions, it is important that filters be implemented by the companies themselves. It must have editors, whether human or AI, so that no government has an excuse to interfere with the internet.

Source: Indian Express November 24, 2017 18:56 UTC