Aug. 1, Jared Schroeder, associate professor of Journalism specializing in Free Press/Free Speech at SMU Dallas, for a piece warning about the lack of progress curbing disinformation on Big Tech social media and internet platforms. Published in the Orange County Register and Southern California News Group affiliates. https://bit.ly/30iWUO6
Emmy nominations came out this past week. It’s a shame the performances of our elected officials and tech barons in Washington were not considered.
President Trump, as well as Senate and House committees, turned their attention to internet regulation, creating a spectacle that was mostly misguided and incapable of resolving any actual concerns about the growing power of big-tech firms raise in our democracy.
Trump announced he was taking on regulating social media again. As is often the case, he has recognized a legitimate concern, but seems only capable of making it worse. . .
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