INSTRUCTIONS:
For as much positive change as social media has created, it has arguably been a negative disrupter in society. One of the solutions that is discussed is the idea of breaking up the dominance of players like Facebook. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/10/opinion/facebook-antitrust-ftc.html https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/5g-disney-and-all-things-social-media/id1498802610?i=1000494818704 This week's assignment is to discuss this issue and tell us your point of view. Read Kara Swisher's viewpoint and listen to Prof Galloway's podcast in which he interviews Sinan Aral, the author of The Hype Machine: How Social Media Disrupts Our Elections, Our Economy and Our Health - And How We Must Adapt." There are no right or wrong answers. There is just what you think, your point of view argued and supported with facts. Note: you may want to do a bit more research than these two sources.