The Slippery Slope to Censored Speech

Last week, once again, the topic of content moderation on social networks took center stage. Against the backdrop of explicitly divergent policy decisions by major social media platforms, and in the context of extremely high social and political tensions, the debate exploded on what role those platforms should take in moderating speech.

After watching events unfold throughout the week, I worry that—despite the best intentions and efforts of many—we are already far down the path to censorship of all digital speech under the banner of preventing harm.