Social Media and Censorship | Case File 231 | Bill Ottman

When the founding members of the United States Congress wrote into law the protection of citizens' right to free speech it would be seen as a great step forward for the fledgling democracy. They could not possibly have foreseen that their ideals would be put to the test not only in the printed word but within the realm of cyberspace, as well. The shifting of political discourse and the dissemination of information from the traditional media outlets into the mostly wide-open forums of social media has taxed the definitions of protected speech greatly. With AI algorithms scraping up your data...