Q Read the case study titled “Politics in the Age of Digital Information Overload: Facebook’s Policy to Allow Misleading Political Ads (Links to an external site.)” at the Media Ethics Initiative website. Then, answer these questions: 1. What are the central values in conflict in Facebook’s decision to not fact-check political advertisements? 2. Has the evolution of technology and the overload of information in our era mitigated John Stuart Mill’s arguments for unrestrained free speech? 3. Do social media companies like Facebook owe the public fact-checking services? Why or why not? 4. Who is responsible for accurate political information: Producers, consumers, or disseminators of advertisements? Requirements: • Your paper should be 8-10 pages in length, not counting the title and reference pages, which must be included. • Include research from at least 8-10 scholarly sources. You may use the course required readings and the sources listed as “Further Information” on the case study webpage. Your paper must be formatted according to the CSU Global Writing Center (Links to an external site.). Option #2: Misinformation, Social Media, and the Price of Political Persuasion: Examining Twitter’s Decision to Ban Purchased Political Advertisements Read the case study titled “Misinformation, Social Media, and the Price of Political Persuasion: Examining Twitter’s Decision to Ban Purchased Political Advertisements (Links to an external site.)” at the Media Ethics Initiative website. Then, answer these questions: 1. Should paid political advertisements be banned from social media? Should all political ads, paid or freely posted, be forbidden? Why or why not? 2. What could be possible alternatives to Twitter and others banning paid political advertisements? 3. Do you believe a focus on microtargeting is superior to banning paid political advertisements? 4. What is ethically worrisome about microtargeting? Do you think these concerns would also extend to sophisticate campaigns run by traditional advertising agencies, or even public health campaigns targeting specific behaviors? 5. Might there be ethically-worthy values to microtargeting political or commercial messages? 6. Is curtailing certain kinds of political speech on social media good or bad for democracy? Explain your answer, and any distinctions you wish to draw. ?