Regulating Platforms & Speech in an Age of Fake News

Misinformation has been a problem for all of human history, but is particularly challenging to control on today’s social media platforms. Under the current US Section 230 regulation, internet companies are not held responsible for the content shared on their platforms. Other countries have taken different approaches to regulation. With a shared goal to maintain free speech, this panel will explore how the advertisement funding model of internet platforms affects social media content and discuss potential market solutions to reduce misinformation.

Panelists:

Nadine Strossen

Professor of Law, New York Law School, Past President of ACLU

Marshall Van Alstyne

Allen and Kelli Questrom Professor in Information Systems

Mike Masnick

CEO and Founder, Copia Institute / Techdirt

Frances Haugen

Transparency & Accountability Advocate

Hosted by Curt Nickisch (Questrom '13), Senior Editor and Co-Host, Harvard Business Review, IdeaCast

Host or Publisher Questrom School of Business