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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@9V7CCZWNew Democratic7mos7MO
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.
@9KTFCM71yr1Y
Yes, however guardrails should be put in place to ensure that said regulations do not harm legitimate journalism in the process.
@9FRKFKN2yrs2Y
No, censorship is not the answer they should put a disclosure statement encouraging people to check their sources and critically think
@9FCG4H32yrs2Y
Yes, The government should regulate and flag fake news sources, but allow real and legitimate news to be shared.
@9QKJ6H910mos10MO
No regulate media sites but require there be a fact checker or a note to where the information is coming from.
@9P8NRFMNew Democratic 10mos10MO
Yes, but not to the extent where the government has the ability of complete censorship & control of media.
@95B8G6TNew Democratic3yrs3Y
No, but the sites should be mandated to take proper unbiased care of the posts on their site
@93HF8T73yrs3Y
there should be strict guidelines and serious consequences to anything controversial
@92RMKPK3yrs3Y
no, leave that to an independent commission
@8ZV9JJWNew Democratic3yrs3Y
Only if it's to protect scientific facts and only scientific facts from misinformation.
@8Z7GZY23yrs3Y
The government should place warnings for misinformation and work on a fact-based system. Objectivity only.
@8TVV7QB4yrs4Y
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.
@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
@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.
@8QTRJSZNew Democratic4yrs4Y
No, social media companies should better regulate fake news by themselves without government influence.
@8QFCQGTNew Democratic4yrs4Y
Yes, by setting national standards that social media companies must enforce.
@8PJXXS44yrs4Y
No, social media should be rated by independent organizations as to the rate of misinformation and fake news, similar to health inspections.
@8PDQ35D4yrs4Y
Yes, as an independent commission at arm's length from the government
@8K5HXJS4yrs4Y
Yes, but only insofar as showing what is incorrect/false about that particular piece of news
@98WW25PNew Democratic2yrs2Y
Only by non-partisan entities unaffiliated with any party
@92PSZX3New Democratic3yrs3Y
Yes, but only with an unpolitical, highly-educated expert task force
@8TMS3BNNew Democratic4yrs4Y
no but fake news is corrupting society
@8SYDDSX4yrs4Y
All forms of social media should do what instagram does with the potential misinformation tab
@8QVDPKN4yrs4Y
No, but social media companies must be forced to flag any potential fake news and alert users who read it.
@8Z2Q8HKNew Democratic3yrs3Y
This should be regulated, but by independent unaffiliated companies, not the government.
@8XM5JKTNew Democratic3yrs3Y
No, but social media companies should regulate what is and isn't fake news and misinformation much better than it currently does
@8VGXY5JNew Democratic4yrs4Y
No but please end untruths
@8V6K63MNew Democratic4yrs4Y
yes, but only by a created task force that is required to be non partisan
@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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