In January 2018 Germany passed the NetzDG law which required platforms like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to take down perceived illegal content within 24 hours or seven days, depending on the charge, or risk a fine of €50 million ($60 million) fines. In July 2018 representatives from Facebook, Google and Twitter denied to the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary committee that they censor content for political reasons. During the hearing Republican members of Congress criticized the social media companies for politically motivated practices in removing some content, a charge the…
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No, social media companies are private and should can;t be regulated, the government has no right to determine what is real news and what is fake news
@9C6F4BT12mos12MO
Educate about Fake News instead
@982P9X41yr1Y
No however to prevent fake news we should try and destroy media monopolies
@7PTCG382yrs2Y
No, but government should encourage self-regulation of social media companies through increased fines when perceived and/or proven illegal content is not removed within a set period of time
@7PTCG382yrs2Y
No, but Congress should pass a law that will increase the self-regulation of social media companies through increased fines when perceived and/or proven illegal content is not removed within a set period of time
@5JJ24SW2yrs2Y
No, this becomes an opening for the government to determine what is or isn't true, but they should be financially punished for allowing rampant misinformation.
@93VVP972yrs2Y
Require them to be bipartisan on both sides.
@92JXK3J2yrs2Y
Only during national emergencies.
@7J7L92W2yrs2Y
Yes, users of social media are free to share what they please, but anyone who is, advertises themselves as, or comes across to a reasonable person as a news organization should have a legal obligation to tell the truth. Additionally, where the truth is not known, it should be illegal for such organizations to make things up, but rather these organizations should have to wait before making more informed judgements. This would diminish the capability of users to share fake news as the fake news would not exist, as opposed to simply not be shared.
@93MT5DD2yrs2Y
The government should punish social media companies that censor information and viewpoints that are not direct calls to violence ,explicit violent threats, or obscenity
@93CCRPH2yrs2Y
An entity separate from government or social media should determine fake or misleading news and social media companies should be required to provide a warning/disclaimer on posts containing false or misleading information
Deleted2yrs2Y
No, just make sure there are warnings for fake news.
@Panagioti9992yrs2Y
All social media should be nationalised and treated as public space.
Deleted2yrs2Y
No, only put warnings for fake news.
@92N5JGD2yrs2Y
no, but require them to label information in 3 terms. Fact, opinion, and report. All "fact" stories, must have 3 sources to refer to with up to 2% of descriptive adjectives allowed. All "report" stories are to be understood as to be too new to cite sources and with the disclaimer that it may or may not be untrue. All opinion pieces must be pro dominantly labeled as such. This includes all media - paper, video, and live events. This is for audience reference ONLY!!
@92GWJXX2yrs2Y
Make sure fake news is labeled as such
Deleted2yrs2Y
Facts only but allow opinions with warnings.
@926DQTR2yrs2Y
No, this is a violation of Free Speech.
@ThomasJ2492yrs2Y
No, only provide warnings for fake news.
@8ZVHZPZ2yrs2Y
No, but it should be required to be taught about how to tell the difference in real and fake news.
@ThomasJ4762yrs2Y
Apply warnings for fake news
@8ZH59GG2yrs2Y
No, that's a first amendment violation.
@8YTFHF42yrs2Y
Yes, But only to prevent them from silencing anyone. (The language of this question is biased)
@ThomasJJ992yrs2Y
The news should on be factual. Fake news should come with warnings.
Deleted2yrs2Y
Hold them liable for negligence, and ban online targeted advertising.
@ThomasJj882yrs2Y
The news should only be factual. Fake news should have warnings attached.
@Thomasjj682yrs2Y
Facts only and a warning for fake news.
Deleted2yrs2Y
For the news it should only be factual. For social media there should be warnings for fake news.
@chrisstone52yrs2Y
The government should regulate social media, but not to prevent fake news and misinformation.
@8YN5FVP2yrs2Y
No, but major social media companies should be nationalized and treated like the commons.
@8YKV3LM2yrs2Y
they should look into the news before imediatly shutting it down.
Deleted2yrs2Y
Warnings for fake news should be posted
@8Y9796Q2yrs2Y
it needs regulation so we can find true source information, but is the government going to regulate it as they want it?
@8PQF35J2yrs2Y
Yes, but there need to be rules limiting the government's control in this area. The government should regulate, take down fake (specifically counterfactual) news that defames someone or causes physical harm (misinformation about a pandemic, for instance), and, if the publisher refuses to correct the factual inaccuracies, issue fines.
@75YJY9V2yrs2Y
No, but there should be an elected board independent from the government and news corporations that scrupulously judges the validity of major news sources
@88NZKDZ2yrs2Y
Yes, but not by the government. This should be done by an independent fact-checking cooperative.
@8Y3YHH82yrs2Y
No, the government should break up the companies to reduce their influence.
@thomasjj02yrs2Y
@4ST2ZSS2yrs2Y
Yes, if done by a completely unbias government agency.
@8XTW3QC2yrs2Y
Yes, only with instances where fake news and misinformation threaten national security
@8XPV4DF2yrs2Y
No, but the government should support spreading the truth
@8XQCD4Q2yrs2Y
No, social media sites should be treated as public forums and follow the tenants of the First Amendment, even if they are not currently required to.
@8XP9DG52yrs2Y
They will not be able to distinguish fake from real.
@scottlee2yrs2Y
No, unless the social media content in question is sourced from terrorism or other national security threats
@ThomasJ13312yrs2Y
Facts only for the news and warnings for misinformation
@8XDYP8P3yrs3Y
Only if they are spreading false information that can cause chaos.
@tomjolly663yrs3Y
Facts only for the news. Warnings should be placed on misinformation.
@8XD66GW3yrs3Y
yes but only for fake news and misinfo and not to influence anyone should be used to help others what they could help them out.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Facts only for the actual news. Warnings for misinformation.
@8WVF9XZ3yrs3Y
Yes, only if the media sites are highly used
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