Do you favor tech regulation? Why?

Originally written for Harvard Kennedy School Digital Platforms, Journalism & Information course, April 2020.
In amassing a vast user base and becoming the hub for modern communication, social media platforms have transformed into online town halls and defacto editors. At its inception, Web 2.0 peddled a utopian vision of a free flow of ideas and expression. But over time, the same companies proclaiming…