Problem:
In 1965, a young and then-unknown lawyer named Ralph Nader published a book called Unsafe at Any Speed. Here is its opening sentence: "For over half a century, the automobile has brought death, injury, and the most inestimable sorrow and deprivation to millions of people" (p. 1). The book was revolutionary and used in an era of concentration on automobile safety, which continues to this day.
Is social media approaching "unsafe at any speed" conditions? Are the usefulness and benefits of social media outstripped by its harms? Or is it a necessary utility, like electricity or the telephone-one we cannot do without?
For your initial post, address these requirements:
Discuss whether you think the harms of social media outweigh its benefits.
If yes, discuss how you think it should be controlled-through government regulation or through personally responsible use of social media.
If no, discuss why you think social media should not be subject to regulation. Need Assignment Help?
Regardless of your view, be sure to consider the role of the First Amendment right to freedom of speech.
Use APA citation of any of the following:
Cen, S. H., Illyas, A., & Madry, A. (2022, December 19). Why can't we regulate social media like previous media?Links to an external site. [Blog post]. Thoughts on AI Policy.
Matthews, L. J., Williams, H. J., & Evans, A. T. (2023, October 20). Protecting free speech compels some form of social media regulation
Samples, J. (2019, April 9). Why the government should not regulate content moderation of social media.Links to an external site. Policy Analysis, (865), Cato Institute.