A government plan to legislate a governance model for social media has been in the works for months. But Parliament has re-convened, and the very platforms under public scrutiny appear abuzz with a pressing need for checks and balances. The threat that hate speech poses our social cohesion is reason enough. On content moderation, the sovereign norms that we frame for social media should not fall victim to arbitrary interpretation—be it by a private or public agent—of what is okay and what is not. As we act to rein social media back, we must avoid the pitfalls of both uneven law application and regulatory overkill.

Source: Mint September 20, 2020 15:43 UTC