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Facebook begins to shift from being a free and open platform into a responsible public utility

  • Written by Anjana Susarla, Associate Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
Facebook begins to shift from being a free and open platform into a responsible public utilityFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg prepares to testify on Capitol Hill.AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

When Facebook recently removed several accounts for trying to influence the 2018 midterm elections, it was the company’s latest move acknowledging the key challenge facing the social media giant: It is both an open platform for free expression of diverse...

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