#WalkAway

[Benton]

(07-25-2018, 03:23 PM)treee Wrote: Which, not intuitively, is how it should be for the most part. To try to prevent the average joe from spreading misinformation (legally) would end up just controlling public discourse in general and probably discourage the free flow of information. However, there is still a need to prevent private interests from controlling public discourse on social media by steering the conversation in directions that serve their purpose. Definitely a complex issue with no easy fixes.

It's an interesting conundrum as we go forward.

Established media has rules and laws, and you generally know the "who" behind everything. Outside of that, you've got the guy on the street corner who can say what he wants with fewer restrictions... but you still now the "who." With social media, that "who" is completely out the window. And in a lot of cases now, the influence from PACS and special interests takes the "who" out of things also.