Yuxiang Zhao
2/7/2024 01:04:36 pm
Governments definitely should not regulate social media platforms. Social media should be a place where people can talk and and share their ideas and opinions freely. Government regulating social media will take away the right of freedom of speech. Additionally, government control over social media claiming to "protect" civil society and national society really is just so they can spread propaganda easier. If they control social medias, they can just block comments and posts that will damage their political gain.
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Emma Xi
2/7/2024 03:56:35 pm
Governments should refrain from heavy regulation of social media platforms to allow freedom of speech, innovation, user responsibility, and prevent political manipulation.
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Sophia Hernandez
2/7/2024 06:01:00 pm
Governments should most certainly not regulate social media platforms. It seems like a good idea at first; "hey, they government is going to keep out all the bullies!" But is that really what they would do? Social media platforms were designed for creativity and expression, so to let the government regulate what people say and do on platforms would essentially strip that away from users.
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2/8/2024 05:40:52 am
The government should not regulate social media platforms. First of all, in our present-day society, "governments around the world are imposing transparency requirements in the hopes that they will improve content moderation practices". However, directly regulating these platforms would harm the right to "free speech". While it's important to address issues like misinformation and cyberbullying online, strict regulation might violate people's privacies as well. Instead, a better approach could involve governments and social media companies, to work together and find ways to manage content while still protecting our freedoms. This way, we can tackle problems without completely allowing governments onto regulating social media platforms.
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2/8/2024 10:12:46 am
The government should not regulate social media because of loss of privacy. When the government monitors social media, countless users must give information about their account, such as email, phone number, date of birth, and even their social security number to the public. Many people will be unwilling to share their personal information if it will soon be exposed to public eyes. Instead, the government should increase requirements of transparency, meaning that the social media platform should disclose relevant information about its algorithms that gives users the decision to continue using it or not. Moreover, "mandated public reports on moderation practices are likely to improve content moderation." Therefore, the government should not completely regulate social media, but instead should simply enforce transparency reports from social media platforms.
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Yau Wei Ng
2/8/2024 11:44:37 am
Governments should not regulate social media platforms. Social media platforms are where people express themselves whether through positive or negative ways and a a way for some people to destress. Although social media has a negative connotation to it due to cyberbullying and fake news. If the government regulates our social media platforms our freedom of speech and expression are limited along with selective enforcement and bias of certain ideas the government supports that others may not. Therefore the government should not regulate our social media platforms as it removes our freedom of speech and expression.
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leah munoz
2/8/2024 05:28:55 pm
One reason on why the government should not regulate social media is that it goes against capitalism. Capitalism is based on private ownership, and having the government controlling social media goes against that since the business isn't in the hands of the owner/creator/ceo anymore. If this is normalized, I feel like the government will also be more comfortable with placing restrictions on other aspects of our lives, and not just social media. The communist party in Cuba actually started taking control of various businesses soon after coming to power, and to this day, they have strict regulations on their people. Thus, the government should not regulate social media because it could normalize a system where the government controls everything. (not saying that capitalism is perfect btw)
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Ashrith Velagandula
2/8/2024 07:57:55 pm
Governments shouldn't regulate social media because it violates free speech, promotes selective enforcement and bias, and hinders innovation and growth. Firstly, by regulating social media, the government control what people are able to say online, preventing people from openly sharing their views and ideas, leading to a obstruction of democracy. Secondly, the government is likely to promote social media posts and campaigns which benefit the government, rather than promoting posts which are liked by people. Thirdly, government regulation prevents competition, as social media is centralized under one body; this paired with over-regulation would slow innovation and growth.
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Tyler Huynh
2/8/2024 11:04:33 pm
The government should not regulate social media platforms, being as so this idea has cons that overweigh the pros. For instance, as stated in the first amendment of the U.S. Consitution, everyone within the country's boundaries will have access to freedom of speech. By instilling restrictions on social media, the government is, thereby, not allowing people to fully express themselves, is limiting the expression an individual is able to have, and is taking away the peoples' rights. By limiting social media, the government is only allowing things they approve of to be seen, showing a kind of system where they seemingly hold extensively more power than the people themselves have. Furthermore, as depicted by Imperium Publication, emotions are largely involved in the usage of social media. When scrolling or posting on these platforms, people feel a sense of freedom, where they are not physically confined by the judging eyes of people, allowing them to use social media as a platform to freely express their emotions. With that in mind, by restricting social media, the government is merely just make the citizen's lives worse, being as so they won't have an outlet for their feelings, which can lead to questioning of the reliability of the government.
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Should the government regulate social media? No, Social Media should not be regulated due to media being the place for people to share their thoughts, adventures, and stories. Media has been a place where people can entertain themselves, a place to share and be themselves. This should stay the way it is as it is because the government already controls most of our lives and limits us in our freedom and speech, so why should they take our media rights as well? In addition, if the government regulates Media then many things will most likely change as it is seen in china's regulations and internet limitations for people.
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Charlotte Swim
2/9/2024 11:27:02 am
I think that the government should regulate social media to a minor extent for the purpose of tracking and regulating inappropriate and/or illegal content.
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2/9/2024 03:49:52 pm
No, the government should not regulate social media platforms as it could limit peoples freedom of speech and slow down the spread of new ideas. Government regulation will likely result in censorship as the government has shown time and time again that they don't understand fully the things they are trying to hide away and will do everything in their power to make themselves look good. Additionally, allowing social media platforms to self-regulate encourages competition between the different platforms leading to overall improvement of social media its self. According to a Forbes article by Clyde Wayne Crews Jr and a Cato institute article by John Samples, government regulation of social media will likely cause a problem due to the likely hood of them banning right vs left political debates. This could also cause major national security concerns as it will challenge the electoral integrity of voter races and could possibly make it easier for people to be falsely accused of terrorism. Therefore, a hands-off approach from the government creates a dynamic online environment while also upholding the principles of free speech and creativity.
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Hannah Rhodes
2/9/2024 03:51:36 pm
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Shahid Huda
2/11/2024 01:25:59 pm
Despite the evident threat of misinformation caused by a failure to implement it, regulations on social media should not be enacted by the government because regulating fake news should not solely fall upon the government and because we are obligated to fortify the ideas of our founding fathers. For instance, prolonged exposure to inaccurate information on social media causes decreased critical thinking in the general population. However, the vast majority of Americans would prefer to expose themselves to unverified media. 81% of Americans give credence to the imperative nature of this to affirming democracy. Therefore, I can affirm that governments should not interfere in social media, which is a job that should be left to the tech firms.
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2/11/2024 03:52:36 pm
Governments should not regulate social media as many of the people in office are too old to understand the trends and changes. Social media is a place where people gather to express them selves whether comedically or just to share information to a wide audience about different topics. Censorship takes away the privilege's of free speech to express oneself and as we have seen time and time again when the government tries to interfere, things end up going wrong as many of them are boomers who don't understand the younger generations humor or actions. Although there are certain circumstances where the content can border on terrorisms or violence. This kind of content does need to be regulate by the government as it informs them about possible attacks that may be a danger to society. However, most content on social media is mainly violence and therefore regulation of other types of content may infringe on the first amendment of many Americans so it is best that governments not control/regulate content on social media.
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