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Lea Miller-Tooley hopped off a call to welcome the Baylor women’s basketball team to the Atlantis resort in the Bahamas, where 80-degree temperatures made it easy for the Bears to settle in on Paradise Island a week before Thanksgiving. About 5,000 miles west of the Caribbean nation, similar climes awaited Maui Invitational men's teams in Hawaii. They’ve often been greeted with leis, the traditional Hawaiian welcome of friendship. College basketball teams and fans look forward to this time of the year. The holiday week tournaments feature buzzworthy matchups and all-day TV coverage, sure, but there is a familiarity about them as they help ward off the November chill. For four decades, these sandy-beach getaways filled with basketball have become a beloved mainstay of the sport itself. “When you see (ESPN’s) ‘Feast Week’ of college basketball on TV, when you see the Battle 4 Atlantis on TV, you know college basketball is back,” said Miller-Tooley , the founder and organizer of the Battle 4 Atlantis men's and women's tournaments. “Because it’s a saturated time of the year with the NFL, college football and the NBA. But when you see these gorgeous events in these beautiful places, you realize, ‘Wow, hoops are back, let’s get excited.’” The Great Alaska Shootout was the trend-setting multiple-team event (MTE) nearly five decades ago. The brainchild of late Alaska-Anchorage coach Bob Rachal sought to raise his program’s profile by bringing in national-power programs, which could take advantage of NCAA rules allowing them to exceed the maximum allotment of regular-season games if they played the three-game tournament outside the contiguous 48 states. The first edition, named the Sea Wolf Classic, saw N.C. State beat Louisville 72-66 for the title on Nov. 26, 1978. The Maui Invitational followed in November 1984, borne from the buzz of NAIA program Chaminade’s shocking upset of top-ranked Virginia and 7-foot-4 star Ralph Sampson in Hawaii two years earlier. Events kept coming, with warm-weather locales getting in on the action. The Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Cancun Challenge in Mexico. The Cayman Islands Classic. The Jamaica Classic. The Myrtle Beach Invitational joining the Charleston Classic in South Carolina. Numerous tournaments in Florida. Some events have faded away like the Puerto Rico Tipoff and the Great Alaska Shootout, the latter in 2017 amid event competition and schools opting for warm-weather locales. Miller-Tooley’s push to build an MTE for Atlantis began as a December 2010 doubleheader with Georgia Tech beating Richmond and Virginia Tech beating Mississippi State in a prove-it moment for a tournament’s viability. It also required changing NCAA legislation to permit MTEs in the Bahamas. Approval came in March 2011; the first eight-team Atlantis men’s tournament followed in November. That tournament quickly earned marquee status with big-name fields, with Atlantis champions Villanova (2017) and Virginia (2018) later winning that season’s NCAA title. Games run in a ballroom-turned-arena at the resort, where players also check out massive swimming pools, water slides and inner-tube rapids surrounded by palm trees and the Atlantic Ocean. “It’s just the value of getting your passport stamped, that will never get old,” Miller-Tooley said. “Watching some of these kids, this may be their first and last time — and staff and families — that they ever travel outside the United States. ... You can see through these kids’ eyes that it’s really an unbelievable experience.” ACC Network analyst Luke Hancock knows that firsthand. His Louisville team finished second at Atlantis in 2012 and won that year’s later-vacated NCAA title, with Hancock as the Final Four's most outstanding player. “I remember (then-coach Rick Pitino) saying something to the effect of: ‘Some of you guys might never get this opportunity again. We’re staying in this unbelievable place, you’re doing it with people you love,’” Hancock said. “It was a business trip for us there at Thanksgiving, but he definitely had a tone of ‘We’ve got to enjoy this as well.’” Maui offers similar vibes, though 2024 could be a little different as Lahaina recovers from deadly 2023 wildfires that forced the event's relocation last year. North Carolina assistant coach Sean May played for the Tar Heels’ Maui winner in 2004 and was part of UNC’s staff for the 2016 champion, with both teams later winning the NCAA title. May said “you just feel the peacefulness” of the area — even while focusing on games — and savors memories of the team taking a boat out on the Pacific Ocean after title runs under now-retired Hall of Famer Roy Williams. “Teams like us, Dukes, UConns – you want to go to places that are very well-run,” May said. “Maui, Lea Miller with her group at the Battle 4 Atlantis, that’s what drives teams to come back because you know you’re going to get standard A-quality of not only the preparation but the tournament with the way it’s run. Everything is top-notch. And I think that brings guys back year after year.” That’s why Colorado coach Tad Boyle is so excited for the Buffaloes’ first Maui appearance since 2009. “We’ve been trying to get in the tournament since I got here,” said Boyle, now in his 15th season. And of course, that warm-weather setting sure doesn’t hurt. “If you talk about the Marquettes of the world, St. John’s, Providence — they don’t want that cold weather,” said NBA and college TV analyst Terrence Oglesby, who played for Clemson in the 2007 San Juan Invitational in Puerto Rico. “They’re going to have to deal with that all January and February. You might as well get a taste of what the sun feels like.” The men’s Baha Mar Championship in Nassau, Bahamas, got things rolling last week with No. 11 Tennessee routing No. 13 Baylor for the title. The week ahead could boast matchups befitting the Final Four, with teams having two weeks of action since any opening-night hiccups. “It’s a special kickoff to the college basketball season,” Oglesby said. “It’s just without the rust.” On the women’s side, Atlantis began its fourth eight-team women’s tournament Saturday with No. 16 North Carolina and No. 18 Baylor, while the nearby Baha Mar resort follows with two four-team women’s brackets that include No. 2 UConn, No. 7 LSU, No. 17 Mississippi and No. 20 N.C. State. Then come the men’s headliners. The Maui Invitational turns 40 as it opens Monday back in Lahaina . It features second-ranked and two-time reigning national champion UConn , No. 4 Auburn , No. 5 Iowa State and No. 10 North Carolina. The Battle 4 Atlantis opens its 13th men’s tournament Wednesday, topped by No. 3 Gonzaga, No. 16 Indiana and No. 17 Arizona. Michigan State Hall of Famer Tom Izzo is making his fourth trip to Maui, where he debuted as Jud Heathcote’s successor at the 1995 tournament. Izzo's Spartans have twice competed at Atlantis, last in 2021 . “They’re important because they give you something in November or December that is exciting,” Izzo said. Any drawbacks? “It’s a 10-hour flight,” he said of Hawaii. AP Sports Writers Pat Graham in Colorado and Larry Lage in Michigan contributed to this report. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketballDALLAS — Currently, in the state of Texas, survivors of child sexual abuse have 30 years from their 18th birthday to sue their perpetrators in civil court. State Representative Ann Johnson, D-Houston, wants to eliminate that restrictive timeline and bring it in line with the criminal side, where there is no statute of limitations. Rep. Johnson said it seemed like an easy fix, but it’s been anything but. And she hopes H.B. 179 will at least get a hearing during the 89th legislative session that starts in January. “This is now the third session in a row where we have offered this legislation. And I hope, for the first time, that we will get a hearing so that other Texans can hear from the victims who have suffered abuse at the hands of individuals, oftentimes that were being shielded by organizations or institutions that have avoided civil responsibility,” the Democrat told us on Inside Texas Politics. Rep. Johnson was the chief prosecutor in the Harris County District Attorney’s Human Trafficking Section. Now in private practice, she works as an attorney for victims of sexual exploitation, often helping people who cannot afford a lawyer. Since her legislation has never received a hearing, the Democrat said the public, and lawmakers, deserve to learn who is actively campaigning against it behind the scenes. When discussing her legislation, Johnson specifically mentioned Cindy Clemishire, a north Texas woman who accused Gateway Church senior pastor Robert Morris of first molesting her when she was only 12 years old. Morris, the megachurch's founder, resigned within days of the accusation going public. Johnson also highlighted the sex abuse scandals at Irving-based Boy Scouts of America and the Southern Baptist Convention as examples of organizations protecting sexual predators. She argues that opening up the civil courthouse doors will allow the public to learn more about such organizations. “If you opened up the hearing room, if you opened up the courthouse doors and you heard from these victims, then every Texan would learn about what’s a good organization and what’s not. Who’s protecting kids and who’s not,” said the lawmaker. “I do not understand why the state of Texas continues to shield sexual predators and the organizations that have protected them.”In keeping with his campaign promise to shake up the swamp, President-elect Donald Trump has handed the reins of America’s public health institutions to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. As the secretary of Health and Human Services, the maverick RFK Jr. becomes the effective CEO for over a dozen operating agencies, as well as the marquee divisions of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Some pro-life advocates have raised concerns over RFK Jr.’s past comments in support of abortion (which he later reversed ). Others point to his promise to combat the industrialization of humanity as an opportunity for major reforms when it comes to the way America sees reproductive healthcare. The bottom line is this: For “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) to succeed in the four short years ahead of him, RFK Jr. must confront the most fundamental scientific questions: Whose health? Which children will benefit from the MAHA mission? The industries in his crosshairs are big food, big tech, big government and big pharma. And his mission is to save America’s children. (RELATED: ‘Extremely Dangerous’: Fmr CDC Official Raises Concerns Over RFK, Says Vaccines Are Part Of ‘Social Contract’) He intends to use the FDA to crack down on ultra-processed foods, cease water fluoridation, re-visit the CDC’s vaccine schedules and cut the ties between pharmaceutical companies and Capitol Hill. In his acceptance statement on X, Kennedy vowed : “Together we will clean up corruption, stop the revolving door between industry and government, and return our health agencies to their rich tradition of gold-standard, evidence-based science.” Indeed. “Gold-standard, evidence-based science” confirms that human life begins at conception. MAHA begins in the womb. Before a child receives an MMR vaccine, ingests her first red dye-40, or dons an N-95 mask, she must survive the womb and childbirth. For that reason alone, MAHA should make a serious study of the ways in which our nation’s pre-born citizens and their mothers are no longer healthy. The effectiveness of all RFK Jr.’s other efforts lies downstream from grappling with the role of our current “healthcare” in making us sicker at the very beginning of our lives — in our mothers’ wombs. RFK has an opportunity to demand real data on the effects that artificial hormones, abortion, sterilization, frozen embryo storage and more reproductive health abuses are having on Americans. Specifically, he should: When it comes to the health of Americans at the very earliest stages of life — and the women carrying those children — RFK Jr. is positioned to make a radical difference. It starts with demanding at last real data with which doctors and policy makers can work. MAHA starts in the womb. Erika Ahern is Associate Editor for CatholicVote and the LOOP. The views and opinions expressed in this commentary are those of the author and do not reflect the official position of the Daily Caller News Foundation. All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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Celebrity-inspired Thanksgiving recipes, plus last-minute holiday meal ideasNBA star LeBron James announced Thursday that he’s decided to take some time off from social media. The reason? Too much “negativity.” James reposted a message from Rich Kleiman — an entrepreneur known for being fellow NBA player Kevin Durant’s agent — that spoke about, “so much hate and negativity in the world today” asserting that, “We can all acknowledge that is the last part of society that universally brings people together.” AMEN!! 🫡 — LeBron James (@KingJames) Shortly after his repost, James made the following post indicating it was time to step away. And with that said I’ll holla at y’all! Getting off social media for the time being. Y’all take care ✌🏾👑 — LeBron James (@KingJames) This would be all well and good for a four-time champion if he truly considered professional sports to be an escape that brings Americans together while using his platform to spread positivity. However, James has spent the past election cycle doing just the opposite. On Halloween, James posted a deceptively edited video — basically propaganda — with soundbites of President-elect , making him seem like a raging lunatic racist one would find in the Civil Rights Era among names like former Alabama Gov. George Wallace. James added the caption to the video, “What are we even talking about here?? When I think about my kids and my family and how they will grow up, the choice is clear to me.” He ended his message with a desperate plea to his followers. “VOTE KAMALA HARRIS!!!” What are we even talking about here?? When I think about my kids and my family and how they will grow up, the choice is clear to me. VOTE KAMALA HARRIS!!! — LeBron James (@KingJames) This video the embodiment of the negativity James is complaining about. How could James be so incredibly oblivious to the on display here? TPUSA contributor Jon Root replied to James’s reposting of Kleiman’s message, reminding him how responsible he was for the atmosphere he now complains about. Bro... You called Trump and his supporters (more than half the country), segregationist racists, KKK members and Nazis when you endorsed Kamala Harris. You are perpetuating the divisiveness and hate that is tearing this country apart. Maybe look at yourself in the mirror,... — Jon Root (@JonnyRoot_) Root appropriately told James he was “perpetuating the divisiveness and hate that is tearing apart.” Well said. If James truly wanted to bring the country together, he would stop posting propaganda, stop attacking , and do one of the hardest things in the world — admit he was wrong. Running away from the problem that you created while saying it’s someone else’s fault isn’t going to help your case. James doesn’t appear to be done with X. Maybe after his break, he can come back with a new mindset and actually be part of the solution. We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism. Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. .

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NORTH CHARLESTON — "Christmas comes early for South Carolina," said Senator Lindsey Graham, celebrating president-elect Trump's pick for Treasury secretary. The choice, native South Carolinian Scott Bessent, will be of "enormous benefit" to the people of the state and nationwide, Graham added. President-elect Donald Trump named Bessent his nominee for leader of the U.S. Department of Treasury on Nov. 22 after several weeks of candidate interviews and indecision. Bessent beamed when waving to reporters inside a conference room Nov. 24 at the Charleston International Airport. He shook hands with Graham before departing. Bessent did not take questions from reporters. "[Bessent] has the best combination of academic credentials and real world experience," said Graham. After speaking with both Bessent and Trump, Graham believes they have an agenda that can bring the U.S. economy into what Graham calls a "golden age." Born in Conway and a longtime resident of Charleston, Bessent knows South Carolina economy and "knows how we can fit in," Graham said. "He will be President Trump's right-hand man to jumpstart the American economy and to deal with bad actors throughout the world," he said. U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks with reporters after introducing Scott Bessent, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, at a press conference at Charleston International Airport, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, in North Charleston. Bessent, 62, has long been a front-runner for the position, as he served as a close financial advisor to Trump during the campaign and raised millions for his reelection. Bessent has also been a vocal critic of President Joe Biden’s economic plan, according to prior reporting from The Post and Courier . The road to becoming Trump’s pick for treasury secretary was rocky, with several candidates causing shake ups, one placing a last-minute bid for the post. When concerns around Bessent’s ties to liberal megadonor George Soros arose, Elon Musk endorsed Trump’s transition team co-chair and Wall Street businessman Howard Lutnick on his social media website X. In the X post , Musk called Bessent a “business as usual” pick, arguing that America needs a change to avoid future economic failures. A few others were considered for the post, including former Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Kevin Warsh and Wall Streeter Marc Rowan, according to The New York Times and other outlets. "South Carolina could not be in better shape," Graham said. There are premier, worldwide businesses stationed in the state, like Boeing and BMW, that can greatly benefit from having a S.C. native chairing initiatives in national economy, according to Graham. Trump promised he would pardon Jan. 6 Capitol rioters. Here's what that means for 34 in SC. Aside from lowering inflation and handling the national debt — some of Graham's perceived biggest priorities for the coming administration — using the Treasury Department to influence foreign policy will be "indispensable," Graham said. He also asserted that implementing foreign tariffs will play a key role in discouraging illegal immigration and holding other countries accountable. Scott Bessent (left), President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, stands with U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham before a press conference at Charleston International Airport, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, in North Charleston. "We can create carrots for allies and sticks for the bad guys," Graham said, explaining that import tariffs on goods obtained from other countries can create "economic pressure." Graham wants to see Trump increase tariffs on oil purchased from Iran, "the largest state sponsor of terrorism on the planet." Similarly, Graham hopes that the Treasury Department can help reduce fentanyl poisoning by enacting policies to hold Mexico accountable; "If they don't work with us, they need to pay a heavy price," he said. Soybean, corn tariffs and mass deportations could cost SC farmers who backed Trump The future administration should use tariffs as a "tool to change behavior," Graham said. He hopes to use his role as chairman of the Senate Budget Committee to embolden Treasury initiatives. "I intend to be very aggressive when it comes to locking in Trump economic policies through budget reconciliation," Graham said. Budget reconciliation can allow for policy changes within certain parameters without any democratic party votes, Graham said. Budget chairman will be "one of the most important jobs I've ever had," Graham said. He intends to draft a budget reconciliation bill that will keep tax cuts from expiring and forward fund money to secure the border, he said. In part, Graham is adamant in his hope for an end to conflict between Israel and Palestinians and peace between Israel and Saudi Arabia. South Carolina industry has a "unique opportunity" to be a part of a changing and newly-emerging economy in the Middle East, said Graham. He credits Saudi Arabian development of new airlines, and their subsequent purchase of around $38 billion worth of Charleston-made Boeing 787 airplanes , as the beginning of a "tremendous" economic opportunity. Graham said he is working with the Biden administration and is coordinating with the Trump administration. Graham will soon be departing for a trip to Saudi Arabia and Israel to meet with the Crown Prince and elected Israeli officials, his eighth or ninth visit since October 2023, he said.

Cabot Corporation's (NYSE:CBT) Stock Has Fared Decently: Is the Market Following Strong Financials?Cowboys win wild one vs. Commanders to halt five-game slideHumans, we are hardwired for connection. The research is clear: we need social support for our emotional and physical health, and when we don’t have it, we suffer. Social isolation clearly has significant negative effects on our bodies. It can increase the risk of anxiety, depression, as well as heart disease, cancer, weight gain, and stroke. Data indicates that the risk of a premature death due to loneliness is comparable to the risk associated with being a daily smoker. But it’s not just our own bodies that suffer from disconnection; the body politic of our nation suffers, too. Our U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has declared loneliness a public health crisis and has spent years researching the problem and possible remedies. In his book, Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World, Murthy makes the compelling argument that loneliness and disconnection don’t just have harmful effects on individuals; they are also a root cause of the epidemics of drug and alcohol use disorder and a driver of violence. Our feelings of loneliness and isolation fuel anger and distrust in politics. They contribute to the disconnection many Americans feel from others who don’t hold the same political views. And our loneliness is being manipulated to drive extremist ideologies. This needs our attention. But what do we do about it? We must be intentional about seeking connection with our neighbors, colleagues, and friends. We have to make an effort because the opportunities don’t come easily when we’re caught up in the hecticness of our daily lives. Getting our kids off to school, working our jobs (sometimes multiple), and putting food on the table often leaves little time or energy for forming new connections. But we have to make the time and effort–for our own health and wellbeing, but also for our communities and for the health of our nation. Last month, I had the great honor of engaging in a community conversation with the renowned social scientist Robert Putnam at an event in Burlington. You may know his name for his seminal book Bowling Alone in which he documents how our community bonds have frayed over the past 50 years. Putnam also sees a relationship between strong social connections and a strong democracy. That’s why I see the work to combat disconnection as fundamental to the work I’m doing in Congress. I was a history and social studies teacher before I ran for office, and I can assure you we have always had intense policy disagreements in this country. But we didn’t so easily and casually attack the inherent dignity and self worth of Americans on the other side of the political aisle. We’re at a very unhealthy place right now, individually, and collectively. And we need to focus energy and resources on reconnecting. The science is compelling. People who feel more connected to others tend to show greater empathy and demonstrate more humility. This humility can then lead to greater capacity for putting aside ego and the ability to listen to others who may hold differing views. We desperately need this right now for our public health outcomes, civic engagement, and our quality of life. I’m introducing a bill, the Combating Loneliness Act, that specifically tackles this issue of loneliness and addresses the role that the federal government can play in reducing social isolation. My bill focuses on three critical areas: social infrastructure, community health care, and supporting mental health in schools. It highlights the important role of our social infrastructure. Places like parks and playgrounds are important gathering spaces for building stronger community bonds. This bill also supports organizations like libraries and teen centers so that they can expand their services to connect more community members with each other. Congress must invest in the community organizations that are the duct tape and twine holding our towns together. By supporting our need for social connection, we will be taking steps to strengthen our democracy.

Top 6 Best Cryptos to Buy Now for Massive Gains – The Ultimate Crypto List for 2025Oligarchy is a form of government where the richest people in a country have captured its political system (or even filled it with themselves) and use that control to direct much of the government's efforts to increasing their own wealth and power. We'll soon again have a billionaire president — helped to power by the richest billionaire on the planet — with his election campaign funded in large part by at least $2 billion in direct, reported donations from roughly 150 billionaire families. It appears that the other roughly 350 billionaires who openly funded Trump in 2020 chose, this time, to instead donate to "dark money" SuperPACs created by five corrupt Republicans on the Supreme Court with Citizens United that don't list their donors or, in many cases, even report their expenditures. With an estimated $15 billion spent on this 2024 election, their expenditures probably dwarf the ones we know about (and collectively they carpet-bombed Americans in often-deceptive political advertising). And none of that covers the additional billions in "free media" Trump got from FOX "News," rightwing hate radio, and Musk apparently altering the Xitter algorithm to favor messages friendly to himself and/or Trump while suppressing anti-Trump or pro-Harris posts. This is extraordinarily bad for average Americans: With billionaires calling the shots in the upcoming Trump administration we can expect more pollution, fewer consumer protections, a war on unions, a frozen $7.25 federal minimum wage, bigger subsidies and grants to billionaires' companies (from the fossil fuel industry to defense and SpaceX), lower taxes on the morbidly rich, and cuts to social services and entitlement programs. But far more concerning is the simple reality that oligarchies are merely transitional forms of government, as I mentioned on Ali Velshi's show Sunday morning and wrote in The Hidden History of American Oligarchy. Ever since Ronald Reagan embraced neoliberalism (free trade, gut unions,... Thom Hartmann, AlterNet

Australia has introduced a bill which will penalise social media platforms – X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok – with a fine of 50 million Australian dollars (US$32.5 million – if they fail to stop children from holding accounts. Communications Minister Michelle Rowland said of the proposed law that it “places the onus on social media platforms, not parents or children, to ensure protections are in place.” Rowland told parliament, “For too many young Australians, social media can be harmful. Almost two-thirds of 14 to 17-year-old Australians have viewed extremely harmful content online, including drug abuse, suicide or self-harm.” Spain and France have proposed laws which drew the cut-off age. Spain has raised the bar from 14 to 16, and France has put the bar for those below 15. Florida in the United States keeps the ban for those below 14. It shows that social media addiction for youngsters has assumed epidemic proportions, and there is rising concern all over the world as to how to curb it. The fear expressed by Katie Maskiell of UNICEF Australia is that a stricter law could force the youngsters to find ways of breaking the bar and they could turn to more dangerous methods. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese acknowledged that this was a possibility but he felt that the proposed law would be a landmark legislation. Maskiell felt that more is needed to be done than making stringent laws. There are also doubts whether it is technically feasible to impose the ban barring the youth from accessing the social media platforms. The social media outlets will have a year’s time to work out the firewalls needs to stop youngsters getting on to the social media. Social media has become a big issue, and it is not confined to innocent children accessing it. It has also raised concerns about the reliability of the information that is purveyed on it. In September this year, Rowland had moved a bill that social media platforms allowing misinformation and disinformation which is “reasonably verifiable as false, misleading or deceptive and reasonably likely to cause or contribute to serious harm” will be liable to a fine of up to five percent of the global revenue of the platform. Elon Musk, owner of X, has termed the Australian government fascist for this, and the Australians have hit back at him. Rowland defended the move saying, “Misinformation and disinformation pose a serious threat to the safety and wellbeing of Australians, as well as to our democracy, society and economy. Doing nothing and allowing this problem to fester is not an option.” The social media owners like Musk are sure to cry foul but as Rowland has rightly pointed out that what appears on the social media, when it happens to carry wrong information, is a threat to social harmony and even economic stability. Perhaps the social media platforms have to form a committee or an association of their own and adopt a social and more code, so that governments would not have to interfere. It is an old debate that there is a difference between liberty and licence. It can be argued that the existing libel laws should take care of the excesses of the social media platforms. But as in the case of youth on social media accessing material that could be toxic for their minds, there is need for strict restrictions. It is a responsibility that the owners of the social media platforms should assume themselves. When ChatGPT came into the market, the Internet companies themselves came forward to warn that AI could cause problems and there is need for regulation. There is need for regulation of social media. The question is whether the social media platforms would find ways to create norms for themselves, or will they have to imposed from outside.

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