New, by me

On how regulating the media is hard - if not impossible

And on why reviving the Leveson Inquiry may not be the best basis for seeing what regulations are now needed

Substack:
https://emptycity.substack.com/p/on-how-regulating-the-media-is-hard

Non-Substack: https://davidallengreen.com/2024/05/on-how-regulating-the-media-is-hard-if-not-impossible-and-on-why-reviving-the-leveson-inquiry-may-not-be-the-best-basis-for-seeing-what-regulations-are-now-needed/

On how regulating the media is hard - if not impossible

And on why reviving the Leveson Inquiry may not be the best basis for seeing what regulations are now needed

The Empty City - a law and polity blog

@davidallengreen

The relevant question seems to be whether the algorithms on social media platforms, which control the visibility of posts, should be regulated?

Elon Musk’s “civil war is inevitable” shows he is not a neutral actor. Should one individual be able to wield so much power in a liberal democracy?

And if not, what can be done about it?

Would Musk’s account have been blocked under the previous Twitter ownership?