The web of lies

Is there a case for treating social media and search firms as media companies?

Should technology companies and platforms be responsible for the hate and fake news they spread? 

If you spend 30 minutes on Twitter you are bound to get upset about something or the other. There are comments that incite people to violence by members of Parliament and even ministers, at times. There are obscene, abusive comments suggesting violence, especially against female journalists. On Facebook, every few days a friend or a colleague expresses visceral dislike, advocates or condones violence and abuse of other human beings in the name of religion or nationalism. And this is not just in India. People around