One day before the midterm elections, we’ll discuss the impact of social media on political (and other) discussion in the U.S. Potential sub-topics include:
- Will Elon Musk lose his shirt in his Twitter acquisition?
- What do we make of his moves at Twitter to date?
- “Devastating” reduction in staff (according to a NYT news article)
- Institution of a $7.99 fee for the blue “verified user” check mark
- Given the $40+ billion purchase price, what would we do if we were in his shoes?
- What do we make of his moves at Twitter to date?
- More broadly, how should user contributions (speech) on social media be regulated (if at all)?
- How would that work?
- Who decides what is true and what is false in a whirlwind of opinions, which are now commonly phrased as statements of fact?
- Should Section 230 be changed? Interestingly (at least to me), a quick Google search identified more supporters of the existing law than opponents. EFF, Brookings, Cato, Seattle Times.
And we’ll undoubtedly find time to discuss Tuesday’s elections.