Kalia Lindsay
Regulation of the Internet has been a controversial topic since the Internet began to emerge. The Internet can be a dangerous tool when everyone has access to it. It is also very useful for large and small businesses.
The Internet can be regulated by major social media companies such as Instagram, Facebook, X (formerly known as twitter), TIK TOK, and Snapchat. They can choose what kind of information they share on their platform and who they share it with. They can censor their platforms.
Anyone can spread false or confidential information on the Internet. Conspiracy theories and fake news may exist. Large corporations are unable to censor posts on their social media platforms, allowing white supremacist and semantic posts to spread.
Apple and Google suspended advertising on X (formerly known as Twitter) after President Trump’s use of the platform to promote violence and criminal activity after the January 6 riot. By doing so, we support the regulation of the Internet.th Attack on US capital.
Cynthia Jones, an older woman who started reading news online, says: I hate watching the news being reported and it’s wrong. Before Queen Elizabeth passed away, she saw something posted about her death once. I was so angry that I didn’t even trust news sources anymore. ”
In addition to the internet spreading false information, these large companies should also be regulated in terms of their business. Small businesses enter the platform to sell their products and market them to their target audience, but when large businesses try to earn a certain amount of money or buy products from small businesses to sell as their own products. , close small businesses. Big companies like TIK TOK, Instagram, Amazon, and eBay all make sure to profit from small businesses on their platforms.
Jada Whittington, a small business owner who uses the platform to promote her work, said: That’s where I get my customers and they make money because I use their app to sell and make money through the app. They can be very annoying at times as they take away most of my money. I’m a small business and they’re a big business making money from us when we need that money back into the business. ”
The Internet was a place for open government, open data, open access, free education, and free information. Emerging web-based companies argue that the Internet should not be regulated. Big companies like Facebook, Amazon, and Google still dominate the internet.
Corporate dominance allows them to regulate the internet and make it inaccessible. According to Eric Nee, companies and governments heavily regulate the Internet, allowing them to collect information about people and actively misinform them.
Zameia Davis, whose children use the internet, said: “I think the internet should be regulated by the government and big corporations. My daughter uses TIK TOK and some of the things she sees on it are inappropriate or she We need to make sure she can’t see if it’s an ad asking her to buy something. We take precautions by putting age restrictions on her to censor most things, but at the end of the day, the platform Things that should be regulated above still appear.”
Whether the Internet should be regulated remains a matter of debate. Governments and larger platforms can control what is on the internet. As the Internet emerges, for better or worse, it will be better to control the people who use it. Regulating the Internet helps in every way.
