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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@8QFCQGTNew Democratic4yrs4Y
Yes, by setting national standards that social media companies must enforce.
@8PK8YRR4yrs4Y
Yes, but it needs to be monitored to prevent bias
@8PDQ35D4yrs4Y
Yes, as an independent commission at arm's length from the government
@8YNXMJ63yrs3Y
No, It inhibits freedom of speech
@8V6K2PB4yrs4Y
No because social media companies are private. However the government should provide all the the other social services (education, basic income, housing, healthcare, etc etc etc) so people are more critical of fake news and less succeptible to it.
@8V3GRPZ4yrs4Y
No, but a trusted non-government organization that is peer-reviewed should be used instead
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
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
@8SFDLS64yrs4Y
No, but the government should be able to give fair penalties to websites with large user-bases if they do not regulate the spread of misinformation themselves.
@5JJ24SW3yrs3Y
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.
@7TRSKP94yrs4Y
It is the responsibility of private media to keep fake news and misinformation off their platforms.
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
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
@8QDSNZY4yrs4Y
It depends on the site and how much harm it can create
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