The United States should not require all foreign visitors to disclose five years of social media activity as a blanket condition of entry, because the ethical costs to free expression, privacy, and trust outweigh the uncertain security benefits.
09.02.2026 04:52 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Governments may be allowed to use limited forms of mass surveillance for national security, but only under strict ethical, legal, and democratic constraints. While protecting citizens from serious threats is a legitimate responsibility of the state
09.02.2026 04:51 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Should governments actively intervene to reduce the growing power of the ultra-rich?#ucwcomm150
09.02.2026 04:47 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 4 π 0
Home Secretary Mahmood proposes Panopticon-style AI state surveillance
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is set to announce major police reforms in an upcoming white paper, f...
Should governments be allowed to use AI-driven surveillance systems that resemble a βpanopticonβ if they claim it prevents crime?
09.02.2026 04:44 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
The decline in social capital in Toronto is better explained by broader social and economic factors than by technology and social media alone, although digital change plays a supporting role.
02.02.2026 05:45 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Yes β municipal governments should be required to implement targeted policies to restore and strengthen social capital, even if this means prioritizing community networks and civic participation over some traditional economic development initiatives.
02.02.2026 05:44 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
#ucwcomm150
02.02.2026 05:44 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Should governments prioritize funding community spaces like libraries, parks, and local centres over large-scale economic or infrastructure projects to strengthen social cohesion?
02.02.2026 05:44 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
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02.02.2026 05:43 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Are informal community spaces, such as local pubs or cultural hubs, more effective at building social cohesion than government-led social programs?
02.02.2026 05:43 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Is the erosion of social bonds a greater threat to social stability than economic inequality, and should governments intervene to rebuild community trust?#ucwcomm150
02.02.2026 05:43 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Yes β municipal governments should be required to implement targeted policies to restore and strengthen social capital, even if this means prioritizing community networks and civic participation over some traditional economic development initiatives.
02.02.2026 05:39 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Yes, AI-created accounts must be legally labelled, since may not only falsify the general discussion but fake news and control the political views of masses of people. Transparency assists the users to make judgments
26.01.2026 02:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Government should be extremely caution about criminalizing social media speech in the name of national security especially when such a laws restrict human right advocate and poli dissent .
25.01.2026 20:19 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Should government security agencies be allowed to secretly collect data from journalists in the name of national security?
25.01.2026 18:15 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0
@houmanmehrabian.bsky.social
25.01.2026 18:14 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Should news organizations like the BBC use the dark web to bypass government censorship?
25.01.2026 18:13 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
@houmanmehrabian.bsky.social
25.01.2026 18:12 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
βShould governments be allowed to block foreign news sources like BBC News to control information?β
25.01.2026 18:11 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
@houmanmehrabian.bsky.social
25.01.2026 18:10 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Yes i think it is mandatory because they are teenagers and they donot know what is good or bad may they follow wrong people or may they ape them and just start following. So it is good step by government because many childrens may get angry their parents talk
24.01.2026 04:39 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Does Australiaβs under-16 social media ban protect young people, or does it unfairly limit their access to information, connection, and digital rights?#Ucwcomm150
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