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
@8CJ8RWV5yrs5Y
No, but there should be a government sponsored independent fake news/misinformation watch dog.
@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
@8RTRKNL4yrs4Y
No, but they should encourage social media companies to moderate content
@7TRSKP94yrs4Y
It is the responsibility of private media to keep fake news and misinformation off their platforms.
@8CDY44Q4yrs4Y
No, but social media companies should be held accountable for self-regulating.
@8S87BJF4yrs4Y
No, we should improve education instead so that people are scientifically and academically literate- and not so willing to use social media as a news source.
@chrisstone53yrs3Y
The government should regulate social media, but not to prevent fake news and misinformation.
@93CCRPH3yrs3Y
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
@8QDSNZY4yrs4Y
It depends on the site and how much harm it can create
@5643HNN4yrs4Y
Yes, by reintroducing the FCC Fairness Doctrine
@8SPRKVF4yrs4Y
No, but should encourage them to do it 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.
@5SX94C9New Democratic5yrs5Y
No, but only because the government can not be trusted to fairly and accurately regulate the rampant misinformation on social media.
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