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Barack Obama: “It will require some government, I believe, some government…”

Featuring: Barack Obama, Democratic | 44th President of the United States | National

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Barack Obama Discusses Democracy, Social Cohesion, and Leadership at the Connecticut Forum

Published | Video Starts at 42:15

And how do we train and teach our kids to distinguish between those things? That I think is one of the big tasks of social media, by the way. It will require some government, I believe, some government regulatory constraints around some of these business models in a way that's consistent with the First Amendment. but that also says, look, there is a difference between these platforms, letting all voices be heard versus a business model that elevates the most hateful voices, or the most polarizing voices, or the most dangerous in the sense of inciting violence voices. (42:15–42:31)

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