Where's the Line? Managing Extreme Speech on Social Media
August 24, 2017
August 24, 2017
COLUMBIA, Mo., Aug. 24 -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release:
Extreme speech on social media--foul language, threats and overtly sexist and racist language--has been in the spotlight. While such language is not new, recent increases of extreme and offensive posts on social media have led to politicians, celebrities and pundits calling for social media platforms to do more in curbing such speech, opening new debates about free speech in the digital age. Now, . . .
Extreme speech on social media--foul language, threats and overtly sexist and racist language--has been in the spotlight. While such language is not new, recent increases of extreme and offensive posts on social media have led to politicians, celebrities and pundits calling for social media platforms to do more in curbing such speech, opening new debates about free speech in the digital age. Now, . . .