Social media has been blamed for an epidemic of damaging misinformation that has supposedly poisoned political discourse. But the real threat to free speech and political debate comes from over-zealous and ill-advised regulation.
Mainstream opinion insists social media has damaged democracy by creating a polarised, toxic environment devoid of nuance and fact.
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