Social Media and Freedom of Expression: GD Topic for Airforce Phase2

Topic: Social Media and Freedom of Expression.

Social media has empowered citizens by providing them ready tool at the disposal of citizens to express themselves. Not only do people keep in touch with their near and dear ones and have access to world but also use the platform for airing their grievances. However, challenges also abound as this fluid medium is susceptible to abuse and spreading of hate speech. Abuse of freedom of expression via social media is one of the biggest challenges that modern society is facing. Such reckless abuse of online platform is weakening the social fabric. But the answer lies not in blanket ban or aggressive censoring but in sensible management by responsible authorities (and not throttling the social media) and self-management by conscious citizenry.