SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT HAVE ANY ROLE IN MODERATING SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT?
SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT HAVE ANY ROLE IN MODERATING SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT?
IN TODAY'S DIGITAL WORLD,OUR LIVES REVOLVES COMPLETELY AROUND OUR PHONES AND GADGETS.THERE CAN'T BE A SINGLE DAY WHERE WE CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT OUR GADGETS.SO,THIS SCENARIO,SOCIAL MEDIA AS IN FACEBOOK,INSTAGRAM..HAVE BECOME A PART OF OUR LIVES.ITS EMERGENCE HAS CREATED A LOT OF SOCIAL AND THICAL CONCERNS.PEOPLE ARGUE ABOUT THE LOSS OF PRVACY,CYBERCRIME AND A LOT OF LIFE-THREATENING ISSUES.AND THE OTHER MAY ARGUE THAT,THE CONTENT ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA IS BASICALLY A WAY OF EXPRESSING YOUR OPINIONS.
THE BIGGEST ISSUE IN GOVERNMENT REGULATING THE SOCIAL MEDIA WILL BE IMPOSING RESTRICTIONS OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND EXPRESSION UNDER ARTICLE 10.SOCIAL MEDIA ARE TRANSNATIONAL AND GLOBAL COMPANIES.THEY HAVE THEIR OWN RULES..IN GERMANY,LAW WAS PASSED TO REMOVE ALL THE "ILLEGAL CONTENT" IN THE SITES ELSE HEAVY DUES WHERE LEVIED ON THEM.
IT HAS TO BE USER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO POST THINGS IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE ALL AGE GROUPS ARE USING IT AND ABIDE TO THE SOCIAL NORMS.ONE HAVE TO ENSURE THAT IT DOESNOT HARM OTHERS SENTIMENTS TO THE LARGER EXTENT.
THE AUTHORISED PLATFORM HAS TO REGULATE THE MEDIA,AND RESTRICT THE USERS ON THE CONTENT THAT CAN BE POSTED.