Social-media platforms are simply not neutral forums for speech or free speech. This means that freedom of speech on these platforms often becomes secondary to freedom of algorithmic amplification. If some speech is stifled while other speech is amplified that is not an open forum or marketplace for the exchange of ideas. The result is that information systems built in one country can shape political discourse and social values in another. If platforms decide what people see, then these are not neutral platforms or forums for free speech.

Source: The Irish Times March 10, 2026 18:03 UTC