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 companies rejected. In April 2018 the European Union issued a series of proposals that would crack down on “online misinformation and fake news.” In June 2018 President Emmanuel Macron of France proposed a law which would give French authorities the power to immediately halt “the publication of information deemed to be false ahead of elections.”
@ISIDEWITH5yrs
No, the government should not determine what is fake or real news
@ISIDEWITH5yrs
Yes, social media companies are politically biased and need to be regulated
@982P9X42mos
No however to prevent fake news we should try and destroy media monopolies
@7PTCG386mos
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
@7PTCG386mos
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
@5JJ24SW7mos
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.
@93VVP977mos
Require them to be bipartisan on both sides.
@92JXK3J7mos
Only during national emergencies.
@7J7L92W7mos
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.
@93MT5DD7mos
The government should punish social media companies that censor information and viewpoints that are not direct calls to violence ,explicit violent threats, or obscenity
@93CCRPH7mos
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
Deleted8mos
No, just make sure there are warnings for fake news.
@Panagioti9998mos
All social media should be nationalised and treated as public space.
Deleted9mos
No, only put warnings for fake news.
@92N5JGD9mos
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!!
@92GWJXX10mos
Make sure fake news is labeled as such
Deleted10mos
Facts only but allow opinions with warnings.
@926DQTR10mos
No, this is a violation of Free Speech.
@ThomasJ24911mos
No, only provide warnings for fake news.
@8ZVHZPZ11mos
No, but it should be required to be taught about how to tell the difference in real and fake news.
@ThomasJ47611mos
Apply warnings for fake news
@8ZH59GG11mos
No, that's a first amendment violation.
@8YTFHF412mos
Yes, But only to prevent them from silencing anyone. (The language of this question is biased)
@ThomasJJ9912mos
The news should on be factual. Fake news should come with warnings.
Deleted12mos
Hold them liable for negligence, and ban online targeted advertising.
@ThomasJj8812mos
The news should only be factual. Fake news should have warnings attached.
@Thomasjj681yr
Facts only and a warning for fake news.
Deleted1yr
For the news it should only be factual. For social media there should be warnings for fake news.
@chrisstone51yr
The government should regulate social media, but not to prevent fake news and misinformation.
@8YN5FVP1yr
No, but major social media companies should be nationalized and treated like the commons.
@8YKV3LM1yr
they should look into the news before imediatly shutting it down.
Deleted1yr
Warnings for fake news should be posted
@8Y9796Q1yr
it needs regulation so we can find true source information, but is the government going to regulate it as they want it?
@8PQF35J1yr
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.
@75YJY9V1yr
No, but there should be an elected board independent from the government and news corporations that scrupulously judges the validity of major news sources
@88NZKDZ1yr
Yes, but not by the government. This should be done by an independent fact-checking cooperative.
@8Y3YHH81yr
No, the government should break up the companies to reduce their influence.
@thomasjj01yr
Facts only in the news
@4ST2ZSS1yr
Yes, if done by a completely unbias government agency.
@8XTW3QC1yr
Yes, only with instances where fake news and misinformation threaten national security
@8XPV4DF1yr
No, but the government should support spreading the truth
@8XQCD4Q1yr
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.
@8XP9DG51yr
They will not be able to distinguish fake from real.
@scottlee1yr
No, unless the social media content in question is sourced from terrorism or other national security threats
@ThomasJ13311yr
Facts only for the news and warnings for misinformation
@8XDYP8P1yr
Only if they are spreading false information that can cause chaos.
@tomjolly661yr
Facts only for the news. Warnings should be placed on misinformation.
@8XD66GW1yr
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.
Deleted1yr
Facts only for the actual news. Warnings for misinformation.
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