FSU’s Sara Gon on how to cool SA’s heat generated by freedom of speech (especially on social media) - BizNews interview

FSU’s Sara Gon on how to cool SA’s heat generated by freedom of speech (especially on social media) - BizNews interview

The right to speak freely is foundational to a successful society, but the user bears the responsibility for how the right is exercised. Should social media platforms have to curate content that the whole world is free to publish on? Aren't they really no different from a telephone, a television set or a radio? Rather like a global message board, to be used at your peril.

Click the link here to watch the interview conducted by Alec Hogg for BizNews with FSU SA director Sara Gon about the necessity of having a constitutional right to free speech, but the responsibility for how it is communicated is the user's. We need to debate issues more and restrict debate less.

Here is the link