“Social media companies have put us in the middle of a huge and explosive lab experiment where we see the toxic combination of digital technology, unmoderated content, lies and hate.” Former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler discusses ideas for consideration as Congress turns to Section 230 reform.
Just a week before the mob attack on the U.S. Capitol, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan waged a different kind of assault on one of his country’s last bastions of democratic thought, Boğaziçi University in Istanbul. Ayşe Candan Kirişci and Kemal Kirişci say that both events provide the latest evidence of how partisan politics and poisonous rhetoric can shake the pillars of a democratic society.
Communication and transparency from the Federal Reserve is important in normal times, but especially during an economic crisis. With the Federal Open Market Committee meeting this week, Tyler Powell and David Wessel highlight results from a Hutchins Center survey on communications efforts by the Federal Reserve.
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