Facebook’s ex security boss: Asking Big Tech to police hate speech is “a dangerous path” - MIT Technology Review

“That’s a dangerous path,” he warns. If democratic countries make tech firms impose limits on free speech, so will autocratic ones. Before long, the technology will enable “machine-speed, real-time moderation of everything we say online.” In attempting to rein in Big Tech, we risk creating Big Brother. So what’s the solution? I spoke to Stamos at his Stanford office to find out. (The interview has been condensed and edited for clarity.)