How humans may be losing Freedom of Speech, Time and Money on Some Social Media
Text on The Lamentation over the Dead Christ. Tempera on canvas I nformation and news is what humans base many of their actions on. The worst possible human atrocities may be taking place in your town not very far from where you live but if you do not hear of it at all then nothing can be done. In authoritarian countries, flow of information and freedom of speech is carefully controlled by the ruler. However modern democracies pride themselves on freedom of speech. It is necessary in democracies so that people may express their opinions to frame policies that influence their lives as also make to the best possible choices in selecting representatives at time of elections. However even in some of leading democracies media is not totally free, it may have corporate owners who have their own interests to maintain and grow their fortunes. Against this backdrop, the internet has offered a valuable place to seven billion humans on earth to share information and services like...