With the invention of the radio, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was established as a means of regulating what is heard — and eventually seen with the invention of the television — by the American public. When the internet became a tool, the government established the Electronic Communications Privacy Act […]
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Facebook needs to monitor their content
Photo courtesy of premier.gov.ru, Flickr In the world of social media, people are allowed to post anything they want. People can tweet or post anything that they want because it counts as freedom of speech. However, this may not be the same for politicians. In a statement last month, Facebook […]
Facebook news serves as warning to strive for control
Photo courtesy of Priese Hamburg, Wikipedia When the idea of social media first cropped up in the imaginings of early internet pioneers such as Jimmy Wales, creator of Wikipedia, it differed from social media in its present state. The goal was to create a network of common interests while simultaneously […]