It is interesting to see that the issues of SM platforms are bigger and more than regulation of hate speech....there is consumer protection, competition, innovation... I saw a news item today about Kenya planning a Bill to regulate use of social media as we head towards the election season. Regards, 2016-05-26 22:11 GMT+03:00 Nanjira Sambuli via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke>:

Taming the beasts | The Economist <http://www.economist.com/news/business/21699465-european-governments-are-not-alone-wondering-how-deal-digital-giants-taming>

"Regulators still have much to learn about how to deal with platforms. But they have no choice but to get more expert. As Martin Bailey, who heads the commission’s efforts to create a single digital market, told the Lords committee: “There is hardly an area of economic and, arguably, social interaction these days that is left untouched by platforms in some way.” That is true far beyond the borders of Europe."

Regards, Nanjira.

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