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Government regulation of social media would be a cure far worse than the disease

  • Written by Paul Levinson, Professor of Communication and Media Studies, Fordham University

Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Friday charged 13 Russians with meddling in the 2016 presidential election. The Russians’ primary tool for meddling was social media, which they used to promote Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy and denigrate Hillary Clinton’s campaign.

The indictment charges that the Russians violated U.S....

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