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Tuesday, September 15, 2026

T3 | Wk 10 | Thursday / Fri - Media Regulation - Free Speech vs. Big Tech (Trump)

 Today we are going to revisit the saga of Trump being 'banned' from social media 5 years ago. 

Trump says $5,000 dividend checks will 'happen 100 percent' - Yahoo News Canada

1. Read this article for an overview of the timeline

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/10/technology/trump-social-media-ban-timeline.html


2. Have a watch of this conversation on the social media/ censorship issue


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Whiw3FZP63I


3. Do some research and build a case study out of this example.


Questions for research;

- What are there currently rules around on social media?

- What is the social commentary around the free speech vs. censorship in the case of President Trump at this time? 

- Why is it a complex issue involving a post-truth society and the allegations that language is inciting violence? 




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