Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Is free expression in social media about to come to an end?

#Socialmedia platforms should consider imposing self-censorship tactics to limit the detrimental impact certain content has on the way governments and businesses are run, according to @MichaelBloomberg, the American business magnate, politician, and philanthropist on the occasion of ‘Future Cities Forum, Dubai 2015’ event.

“The time it takes between taking over responsibility of a government, a company or a city and becoming accountable for it keeps shrinking due to the advent of social media. Until social media came about governments had a four-year mandate to deliver on their policies before they could fall prey to public criticism.

“Social media will end up censoring content,” he proclaimed verbatim.
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