There are lots of unintended consequences that are not intuitively apparent. Here is a list of some in the news - http://snuc-list.blogspot.in/
Until the tech sector deals with them as issues, as in, treats them the same way they treat software bugs its really upto the govts of the world to step in and over regulate.
Zuckerberg, Dorsey et al have slowly started recognizing publicly they have to do more. And while they work out the fixes, their platforms can't be allowed to wreck social havoc, of which there is a mounting body of evidence.
Until the tech sector deals with them as issues, as in, treats them the same way they treat software bugs its really upto the govts of the world to step in and over regulate.
Zuckerberg, Dorsey et al have slowly started recognizing publicly they have to do more. And while they work out the fixes, their platforms can't be allowed to wreck social havoc, of which there is a mounting body of evidence.