UN investigator David Kaye: Break up Facebook, Google
Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, among others, are platforms enabling free expression of information and ideas, but they are also increasingly used to spread fake news and hate speech – making serious public policy discussions more difficult and thereby undermining democracies.
What is the state of freedom of speech around the world? Is democracy under threat from all the misinformation and manipulation? And how do you police the internet without censorship and restricting freedom of expression?