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What Social Media Companies Must Do to Protect Democracy in the Wake of the Capitol Riots
Last week’s attack on the Capitol makes clear that social media companies must take their role in protecting democracy seriously.
David Ryan Polgar
Expert Columnist
January 23, 2021
Expert Columnist
January 23, 2021
Technology was supposed to lead us to nirvana. But here we are in 2021, with democracy in peril. How could it have gone so astray, and where do we go from here?
The attack on the Capitol is a watershed moment for tech because it brings a range of uncomfortable questions about social media’s role in society to the fore. It also dramatically raises the stakes of the conversation because the fate of American democracy truly hangs in the balance.