Why removing protections on social media in the name of free speech is bad for peacebuilding

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Why removing protections on social media – in the name of free speech – is bad for peacebuilding

Jacek Dylag/UnsplashOn May 16 the world will mark the UN International Day of Living Together in Peace. It is a rallying call for people to listen respectfully to others and promote tolerance and understanding. Perhaps someone should tell tech entrepreneurs Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. The online platforms they head up – Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X – have become synonymous with fake news, hate speech, misinformation and other online harms.…