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Should We Really Start Regulating Social Media?

Currently the social media platforms can decided which content to allow on their sites because they are private entities. But many suggest that due...

More Than a Third of Americans Think the Government Should Regulate Podcasts

A recent Campaign for Free Speech poll, finding widespread hostility among the American public to free speech and free press, is cause for concern....

Facebook CEO Zuckerberg: Free Speech Essential for Democracy

While speaking at Georgetown University last week, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, addressed the need for more free speech—not less. This comes at a...

What Should We Do About Hate Speech?

Vile, racist, and bigoted words and thoughts have proliferated since the dawn of social media.  Such “hate speech” does real harm. It can be...