Social Media Regulation

Many Social Media platforms believe that audiences are getting information about the world from twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, instead of from news broadcasting platforms.

YouTube have said "To help keep our communities safe, we haven't waited for regulation; we've created new technology, hired expert reviewers, worked with external specialists, and reviewed our policies to ensure they are fit for the evolving challenges online."

Facebook have said " we have clear rules about what is and isn't allowed on our platforms and we are investing billions in safety. We look forward to carry on the discussion with government, parliament and the rest of the industry, as the process continues."

These two Social Media platforms have said that they do not want any harmful information or posts on their platforms as it can be harming for others, which isn't good. They believe that they have put enough money and resources into preventing this harmful information from reaching audiences. But is it enough?

Germany has got a special law that says social media companies must remove banned content within 24 hours or face fines upto 54 million dollars, Australia also pasted similar legislations with tech executives can face prison for failing to remove extremely violent content. France and New Zealand created the Christchurch call last year, which was in response to a shooting at 2 mosques that was then live streamed on Facebook, its a plan to limit the spread of violent content. And China has what many people call the great firewall, where several websites are banned outright and content is obviously strictly regulated.