Social media's role in today's society

In today’s society, people get a lot of their news from either the radio of from the TV. The news stations have become so used to saying they are using sources but fail to say who their sources are. This needs to change!! I understand the confidentiality of sources needs to be protected so that news can come out. Still, the media should be held accountable when they don’t verify their sources and report on things that turn out to be untrue and have been proven to be inaccurate. I am not about censoring the media; I am about media transparency and media accountability. I want them to be accountable for their actions. If a person has to be responsible where they work, then the news and entertainment networks should be held accountable. They shouldn’t be able to go out and say whatever they want, with nothing being verified.
In other countries, the media must have the source, but it has to be verified by outside sources before it can be published. If the media today would have to make sure everything is sourced correctly, maybe so much bad news wouldn’t get out there.

Social media companies have been protected for far too long. They continuously censor one group over another group. This is getting sickening that they are allowed to have these protections and then become a publisher type. They want to limit Americans' free speech, and it's over with when I am elected. I will work in Congress to truly make these companies publishers and be held accountable for those actions. If a company wants to “fact check” a user on a “supposed” free speech platform, they are no longer a free speech platform. These companies will no longer be protected. Free speech is an essential part of the constitution and shouldn’t be held ransom by any one platform.