Regulating Social Media

They have to regulate to some extent to weed out the fake news and the inappropriate content if their respective platform is designed to be available to everyone. However, not so much that people cannot post what they want. There is a very fine line between regulating and simply providing a neutral social platform.

I do not believe that these social media platforms should be blamed for compromised data, or any on person’s information that is made public, because the social media platforms that we all use today and every day of our lives are not things that we are required to use. We each took it upon ourselves to make an account, put our information out there on the internet, and share things about ourselves through the various platforms that are available to us. It is not the fault of the social media platform that you as an individual have chosen to share or not to share the amount of information that you have.

I am one who believes that people should take responsibility for their actions and in the case of social media platforms I do not veer from my standing opinions. It is the fault of the individual for either sharing too much information or for being reckless on any social media platform.

These companies should not be held accountable for the information that people post online. However, that’s not to say that these social media platforms have not been enabling those individuals who share too much. The ideal situation is that a social media platform is neutral and does not regulate too firmly the content that individuals are allowed to post. However, this is a fine line to walk.