The role of government officials in content moderation in the West has come under heightened scrutiny in recent years as leaders attempt to censor the public. From the White House coordinating with Twitter and Facebook to combat disinformation, to Canada’s recent crackdowns on hate speech — governments in the West have adopted varying approaches to regulating information and speech on topics ranging from health to politics.
With the massive expansion of information access, should elected officials be able to vet certain content before it gets to you? In a revealing multi-part series, Straight Arrow News takes an in-depth look at the different ways public entities maneuver through other platforms to impact the censorship of speech.