Business Ethics Seminar -Ethics in Social Media influencing elections

The last few major election cycles have been influenced by social media. This has resulted in large tech companies (e.g., Facebook, Google, Twitter) taking direct steps to create policies that dictate what is allowed to be posted on their platform and how it is presented. At present, there is very little in the way of regulation that determines what can be put on social media and what these tech giants can do to alter what their users post.

Address whether tech companies should be allowed to alter what their users post and what if any government regulation should exist the dictates what can be posted in the first place, specifically when it comes to democratic elections?

Conceptualize a 1-3 sentences thesis statement, then provide an outline that supports your proposal (references to cite are preferred)