Government Monitoring Social Media

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To what extent is it okay for the government to monitor your social media? Social media is one of the biggest platforms in our world today. This platform can lead many people to success, but it can also lead people to their demise. When it comes to having an outlet on which to express yourself, many choose to abuse it. One of these net abusing users happens to be the leader of our country. "North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un just stated that the 'Nuclear Button is on his desk at all times.' Will someone from his depleted and food starved regime please inform him that I too have a Nuclear Button, but it is a much bigger & more powerful one than his, and my Button works!" This tweet from President Trump is one of the many shock-worthy tweets that …show more content…

Just one simple tweet can install fear into many heads across the country. If a leader is being allowed to release tweets like this, what impact could monitoring the rest of the world really have? The First Amendment in the Bill of Rights is the right for free speech. If the government decides to start closely monitoring our social media networks, wouldn't that violate our rights? In the Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union case, "...the Supreme Court held that the government can no more restrict a person’s access to words or images on the Internet than it can snatch a book out of someone’s hands or cover up a nude statue in a museum." (aclu.org) For the government to take away someone's privileges on social media, it is exactly the same as both of these examples. For the federal government to restrict our social media usage may be out of hand, but it is very sensible for our local governments to monitor our social media usage. In this day and age, cyberbullying is a very serious topic. Many people may remember the tragic story of Amanda Todd. She was among the many whose cyberbullying issues were failed to be

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