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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The government should not regulate, but make an effort to correct false information. For example, how Facebook places a pop up over a post to warn of possible false information.
yes but they should not be allowed to deny anyone of finding information just flag the video as false information
@B23WWXW2wks2W
No, but social media sites shall be heavily fined if they permit misinformation being shared on their platform
@B23CRQ32wks2W
Yes, due to biases. We need to pass an Equal Fairness Act, so all viewpoints are equally represented.
@9XJDXXW2mos2MO
There is absolutely no way to regulate social media, the sheer amount of volume makes it near impossible without use of AI with has bias installed. Better to inform the citizen to do better research.
@9VLMTC3Conservative3mos3MO
the government can stop interfering with our news and making themselves seem innocent the government is so corrupt that to be honest all government should be wiped clean and we restart the government with no corruption
@9VGR4J93mos3MO
I think information should be free to release but if proven false instead of removed forcefully added info explaining the falsities before any further news from that source. I.E person makes up story force them to release proper info in future.
@9V8ZMKM3mos3MO
To a degree, yes. Sometimes major misinformation can cause great harm to a certain politician, person, organization, or story and can lead o biases. as such I believe the social media site should monitor for such issues and ensure the truth is told.
@9V7H6SQConservative3mos3MO
We currently have no trusted news sources. Everything is biased and cannot be relied upon. There is no follow up to reporting on sensational topics to show outcomes.
@9V7CCZWNew Democratic3mos3MO
It really depends on whether the government would have an effective plan in place to make the social media companies that are primarilly based in USA and China to listen.
@ISIDEWITH3mos3MO
How should social media handle offensive but not illegal content, considering diverse global views?
@9V6NDKS3mos3MO
Take the post down, and send the poster a warning of being banned.
@ISIDEWITH3mos3MO
Have you ever witnessed or experienced online content being removed or censored, and how did it make you feel?
@9TSVBD63mos3MO
Yes I see it all the time. When it's censoring something that should be censored it's fine. But when certain unpopular opinions are begin censored it feels like there is bias in play.
@9DRYGB6 1yr1Y
the social media companies should do it themselves not the government
@9T8X5WB4mos4MO
I’d like to say yes but I have no guarantee they will actually regulate the truth, so I have to say no- so a realistic view.
@9T2F7TP4mos4MO
No, regulating social media sites will likely not be an effective solution to fighting fake news and misinformation.
@9RBQ5235mos5MO
Social media companies and their technology should be transitioned out of their current capitalist model.
@9QZGVST5mos5MO
The government should allow an independent, non-partisan commission to put disclaimers on social media posts that contain political bias, fake news, and misinformation, but otherwise not remove posts unless they contain material that incites crime or violence. The disclaimers also should not pass opinion, but merely inform that bias or misinformation may be present.
@9KTFCM710mos10MO
Yes, however guardrails should be put in place to ensure that said regulations do not harm legitimate journalism in the process.
@9JWWFBK11mos11MO
Regulation is too cumbersome and costly, however there should be some consequence to the promoters of fake news, and clear conspiracy theories based on lies.
@9J4CPZQ11mos11MO
On one hand it would be nice to reduce the amount of fake news and misinformation there is on the internet but on the other hand I would not wish for the government to control what we can or can't see on the news.
@9J233ZK12mos12MO
There is too much misinformation, and fake news, and social media must be regulated, however I hate the idea of the government arbitrarily deciding what is fake and what isn’t
@9HZSYSQ12mos12MO
No, but rules should be put in place for social media companies in order to stop misinformation from being spread.
@9GNXXXT1yr1Y
There should be laws to make sure that misinformation can be targeted and taken down. But there should also be changes to curriculums, such as funding of language arts programs such as social studies to make sure that people can build interpretive skills that they need.
@9GB6TRP1yr1Y
In the case where fake news and misinformation becomes harmful and dangerous. There should be a strict standard for how news is delivered to the viewer Ie. Sources, citings etc.
@9G7KWZY1yr1Y
No, while dis/misinformation is an issue, the only regulation of social media should be in the form of corporate taxation.
@9FXZGWT1yr1Y
No, however companies should be required to provide insight into the validity of controversial statements, alongside warnings on statements that cannot be verified or are notably misleading.
@9FRKFKN1yr1Y
No, censorship is not the answer they should put a disclosure statement encouraging people to check their sources and critically think
@9FCG4H31yr1Y
Yes, The government should regulate and flag fake news sources, but allow real and legitimate news to be shared.
@9FBTBMB1yr1Y
There’s a fine line between regulating, just to stop fake news, and silencing free speech. I don’t trust the government to control the news
@9F928G61yr1Y
No, Social Media sites should regulate the information being presented on their sites, and receive hefty fines if they don't do a good job.
@9F5KMPV1yr1Y
No, the government should only be able to control hate speech and misinformation on government sites. Canadians deserve privacy online and it's none of the governments business what social media does. Canadians should be able to be punished for hate speech and misinformation they spread online by attending a re education program or diversity training.
@9QZCYDN5mos5MO
Somewhat but not nearly as much as it is now, and definitely needs to be less vague requirements because things are getting censored that really aren't.
@9QKJ6H96mos6MO
No regulate media sites but require there be a fact checker or a note to where the information is coming from.
@9P8NRFMNew Democratic 6mos6MO
Yes, but not to the extent where the government has the ability of complete censorship & control of media.
@9NJP74H7mos7MO
We should regulate them, but should be on limiting how they collect and use user's personal data, like EU did, instead of not for controlling fake news or misinformation.
@9L68CJ49mos9MO
Yes, but only if it involves hate speech and extreme misinformation. Not having access to news on Meta is frustrating.
@9KTQHSC10mos10MO
Tricky. What if those so called "fake news and misinformation" are true, and the government doesn't want us to know about it. Yes, I know what that makes me. I love to think.
No, but social media companies should be encouraged to do this on their own.
@9CD6GVV2yrs2Y
No, the government has no right to monitor the information on social media. There should be stricter screening by the creators and operators of the sights. It is people's right to choose what they want to believe and if they are dumb enough to believe it without checking there facts then that's their fault for being stupid.
@9C44Q362yrs2Y
No, and personally i would switch the word "misinformation" with "perspective"
@96QP3KD2yrs2Y
no thats what a boycot is for dumbass
@96HRZF5Rhinoceros2yrs2Y
There should be no American based social media sites allowed in Canada. Instead there should be one social network for the entire British commonwealth. If yanks want to be on that network, then they need to renounce their U.S. citizenship.
@95B8G6TNew Democratic2yrs2Y
No, but the sites should be mandated to take proper unbiased care of the posts on their site
@959Q3F22yrs2Y
governments should regulate the spread of misinformation and fake news only not controlling the sites itself
@957BLNV2yrs2Y
No as they do not prevent fake news to begin with.
@9566Y5P2yrs2Y
there should be more of an effort by the government to educate people on avoiding fake news and misinformation. the government should also take down posts that incite or have incited real harm to people as that will or is causing harm.
@94VP9NS2yrs2Y
Yes, but what they do regulate must be validated and have a proven reasoning behind it that citizens can see, beyond that of political views.
Yes, but only to some degree.
@93YM2NC2yrs2Y
Yes, but only for misinformation that can cause harm (ie antivax)
@93TM7X62yrs2Y
No, as 100% of all misinformation and disinformation, fake news and propaganda has come from the government itself.
@93HF8T73yrs3Y
there should be strict guidelines and serious consequences to anything controversial
@93GN24C3yrs3Y
yes, to a certain extent. Illegal and insecure websites should be banned, There should be very strict guidelines.
Only if you want 1984 to become reality (I certainly don't
@92RMKPK3yrs3Y
no, leave that to an independent commission
@92PQBJW3yrs3Y
No, Educate Canadians on critical thinking and remind Canadians to stop dogmatically following American celebrity political opinions!
@92PG4J83yrs3Y
No; However, fact checking should be required and all statements moderated. Only information that has been verified as factual can display a seal of approval. There is too much fake news and misinformation on social media but the government should not have the power to determine what is fake or real news.
@92NSVSP3yrs3Y
Yes, it's needed as there is lots of misinformation on the internet, and there needs to be fact-checkers that show accurate information, that give people the full story of what is happening.
@9268W8W3yrs3Y
Non, mais enseigner à l’école comment combattre-on les faux nouveaux
@Araxiel3yrs3Y
No, any type of regulation of the internet is going to be useless at best and harmful at worst
@92274HB3yrs3Y
Ban social media all together
@8ZX3GXZConservative3yrs3Y
No, but there should be rules in place so that social media identifies if something is not factual or has been tampered with.
@8ZV9JJWNew Democratic3yrs3Y
Only if it's to protect scientific facts and only scientific facts from misinformation.
@8ZTSR7D3yrs3Y
Social media companies need to be good citizens and exercise decent standards. Some government or independent body needs powers to deal with disposable content.
@8ZT5SNW3yrs3Y
No, but there should be more sources to fact check information
@8ZSJL5B3yrs3Y
No, the words misinformation and disinformation have been used as accusations against other people for what the government is actually doing. So, no there should be no regulation.
@8ZPLDLP3yrs3Y
Yes, but only for extremely important topics such as COVID-19 or public health and safety matters
@8ZCKD8R3yrs3Y
Yes, to a certain extent, when social media posts threaten the well being of part or all of the population
@8Z9SMSS3yrs3Y
No, I don’t think the government should wade into this arena. However misinformation IS a problem that needs to be dealt with nonetheless
People need to learn facts from fiction and media needs to be more trustful
@8Z7GZY23yrs3Y
The government should place warnings for misinformation and work on a fact-based system. Objectivity only.
@8Z47MQG3yrs3Y
people are gonna believe “fake news” whether the government is the one to release it or not so i don’t think it would make much of a difference and if it did it probably wouldn’t be a positive one
I think that they should be governed by some type of regulation. However, I do not think that the government is the correct people to do it. This needs to be overseen and then overseen by another company to ensure that it is not being used for personal gain by people or companies. Maybe a private company that has the government oversee the private company.
@8TX5JVB3yrs3Y
No, but there should be regulations that require social media companies to have an independent department dedicated to properly back checking and calling out fake information, and explaining the misinformation with a content warning instead of deleting the post
@8TVV7QB3yrs3Y
While there is too much misinformation and fake news on social media, it shouldn't be up to the government to regulate. The companies owning the platforms should be regulating constantly for their users to be educated and correctly informed.
No, but a trusted third party that is interdisciplinary and academic (peer-reviewed) should be funded by the government to review fake news and misinformation.
@8TTCLGB3yrs3Y
all media outlets should have to tell all sides of storys regardless if its politiaclly correct or not and no opinion peices, if media is not 100% impartial they should be shut down.
This should be private but there should be some kind of accountability.
@8TNDXCT3yrs3Y
Regardless, let people use critical thinking when it comes to these things.
@8TKBST73yrs3Y
Yes, but only to prevent disinformation. Content creators should have the right to say anything they want, as long as it is true.
@8THYJHNConservative3yrs3Y
Yes, as long as people still have the right to post and share their opinions.
@8THBJS63yrs3Y
Yes, but there should be a third party board involved
@8TDHNG84yrs4Y
Yes, but only if there are strict rules as to what the government can censor in order to ensure that opinions are not being censored
@8TBKBH44yrs4Y
Yes, there is too much fake news and misinformation on social media, they should have fact tracker to ensure the information is correct.
@8T9YZW74yrs4Y
Yes, only if the government's regulatory decisions are rooted in research.
@8T99ZQLConservative4yrs4Y
Yes, social media companies are enjoying the benefits of being platforms/public squares while behaving like publishers. If they are going to censor content that isn't openly engaging in criminal behavior, then they should be regulated as publishers.
@8SD6JYBNew Democratic4yrs4Y
No, the government shouldn't regulate social media but there should be a specific branch of well-informed, non-politically biased people to regulate it.
@8SCRSMG4yrs4Y
The Social media networks do not need the regulations it the journalism that does
@8S73DY84yrs4Y
No, i dont want the state to control what is considered fact
@8S6B9RK4yrs4Y
No the government should not be censoring what they deal to be news and “truthful”
@8RX74ZL4yrs4Y
No, but there should be rigorous fact checking published
@8RWBJNQ4yrs4Y
No, we cant trust the government to decide what is true or not. But we also cant trust it in the hands of leftist companies.
@8QWBJC64yrs4Y
No political ties for censorship, but a third party should monitor social media.
@8QTX9VZ4yrs4Y
Information should be regulated by unbiased parties or a combination of evenly biased parties
@8QTRJSZNew Democratic4yrs4Y
No, social media companies should better regulate fake news by themselves without government influence.
@8QTHSLZ4yrs4Y
Depends on what counts as "fake news" and misinformation.
@8QRC9CX4yrs4Y
The social media sites should themselves regulate it with a third party fact-checking company
@8QFDCRL4yrs4Y
Social media companies should regulate fake news and misinformation
@8QFCQGTNew Democratic4yrs4Y
Yes, by setting national standards that social media companies must enforce.
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