Social media has revolutionized how young people interact with the world and social causes. Access to tools like Twitter, Instagram, or TikTok has enabled them not only to stay informed but also to organize campaigns, spread messages virally and sign petitions in seconds.
This is the name given to social media and Internet service providers popular with the far right for their greater flexibility in content moderation than conventional platforms.
Social media are helping authoritarian regimes to no longer be so hermetic and solid, as they are exposed to the world knowing about them with a single click or video.
Social networks and unscrupulous leaders make for an explosive combination and can be a further factor in the erosion of relations between countries, as shown by the fight over X between Argentine President Javier Milei and his Colombian and Mexican counterparts.
Polarization, although it has always existed, assumes significance in the context of digital political communication as it evolves into a mechanism that undermines sociability and fosters social fragmentation.
The lawsuit against Google is before the U.S. Supreme Court. If the court rules against the company, the values on which the culture of free speech rights has been built could be rethought.
