It’s time to poke holes in the weak argument for why YouTube and other social media platforms aren’t held accountable for copyright violation or slanderous content.
First, they came for the music, and we did not speak out—because most are not musicians.Then they came for the news, and we did not speak out—because most are not journalists.Now they’ve come for our democracy, and maybe, just maybe, Americans are finally waking up to Silicon Valley’s power and impact on intellectual property, a free press and our democracy. As the country wrestles with rampant misinformation and the growing reach of …read more
Source: AlterNet
