Analysis and Theory

How to Fix Twitter and Facebook

June 9, 2022

Jonathan Zittrain delves into the complex question of defining ownership and governance in the social media public square.

Jonathan Zittrain delves into the complex question of defining ownership and governance in the social media public square. “We need methods of governing our civic discourse that aren’t as capricious, opaque, and unaccountable as a private owner’s can be, so that our conversations aren’t at the mercy of whipsawing shifts in the moods and notions of their philosopher-king proprietors, well-meaning or otherwise.” Read the full piece here.