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31 Info. & Comm. Tech. L. 1 (2022)

handle is hein.journals/infctel31 and id is 1 raw text is: INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY LAW 2022, VOL. 31, NO. 1, 1-16 https://doi.org/10.1080/13600834.2021.1905593 Routledge Taylor & Francis Group How much is too much: the difficulties of social media content moderation Greyson K. Young University of Mississippi School of Law, Mississippi, USA KEYWORDS Social media; moderation; Section 230; Twitter; Facebook; Reddit 1. Introduction My favorite movie of all-time is 'The Social Network,' a 2010 film by David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin. I could get into a long discussion about my love for Fincher's stylistic approaches with regard to camera movement and lighting, Sorkin's 'West Wing-esque' dialogue, and the unforgettable score by Reznor and Ross. However, what I love most about the film is how it portrays the business aspect of social media, something often overlooked for the glitz and glamour that we see on our screens. Throughout the film, Fincher showcased Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin pitted against each other in an overly dramatic, passion-fueled fight for control of what is now known as Facebook. I have seen that movie dozens of times and, each time, I doubted the existence of a dra- matic and serious side of social media companies. I attributed much of the dialogue to the fact that I was watching a movie, not considering for a second that there could be a darker CONTACT Greyson K. Young gkyoung1@go.olemiss.edu © 2021 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group