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Government regulation of social media would be a 'cure' far worse than the disease

  • Written by Paul Levinson, Professor of Communication and Media Studies, Fordham University
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In recent weeks, Congress has grilled Twitter, Facebook and Google about their role in allowing foreign interests to place ads and articles intended to divide the electorate and spread false information during the 2016 election.

Now a number of people in and out of government are calling for federal regulation of social media.

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