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The Future of Free Speech on Social Media
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The future of free speech on social media could involve a robust system of private actors, including newspapers and social media platforms, limiting speech extensively, but with other social media entities having different, freer rules. However, this may be difficult to achieve because start-up social media entities may depend on centralized infrastructure that can be controlled and that could limit free speech.

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The Citizens United decision granted corporations free speech rights, giving them disproportionate power to affect election campaigns.
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Social Media
Summary

The Citizens United decision granted corporations free speech rights, giving them disproportionate power to affect election campaigns. Liberals, who opposed the decision, later embraced the idea of content moderation by social media platforms, which resulted in more civil and less discriminatory discourse. However, the debate now is whether social media platforms should be subjected to the First Amendment or be regulated to promote free speech that includes content considered to be racist or sexist, or advocating violence.

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The Future of Free Speech on Social Media
Episode
#608: Signal Over Noise with Noah Feldman — The War in Ukraine (Recap and Predictions), The Machiavelli of Maryland, Best Books to Understand Geopolitics, The Battles for Free Speech on Social Media, Metaverse Challenges, and More
Podcast
The Tim Ferriss Show
The line between hate speech and freedom of expression is a subject of many debates in politics, and the concern is that censorship can lead to the silencing of desirable groups in society.
1:14:07 - 1:20:05 (05:58)
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Censorship
Social media platforms may continue to limit speech but other companies with different rules will emerge.
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social media