To understand the path forward in regulating social media, it’s helpful to look to a transformative technology from the previous century: the car. A car is an essential tool for getting places we want and need to go. It’s also an exceptionally powerful one that can be dangerous if handled irresponsibly. We require education and training for people who want to drive them. We insist that companies build in safety features, which are updated over time as research and technology advance. And when young people come of age and want to get behind the wheel, “we would never dream of allowing them near a car where we didn’t have safety…
