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Should social media companies be treated like publishers and broadcasters?

By Filings on Fri, 11/08/19
Society & Culture
Social Media
Technology
American Culture

“A large newspaper can easily control their own writers and contributors. So, too, can a cable news channel or a network. But there is no practical way that a social media platform can exercise meaningful supervision over the material that billions of people could potentially share.” - Acton

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