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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@9V8ZMKM7mos7MO
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.
No, but social media companies should be encouraged to do this on their own.
@959Q3F23yrs3Y
governments should regulate the spread of misinformation and fake news only not controlling the sites itself
Yes, but only to some degree.
@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.
People need to learn facts from fiction and media needs to be more trustful
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.
@8THYJHNConservative4yrs4Y
Yes, as long as people still have the right to post and share their opinions.
Yes, but by teaching more critical thinking skills in school, by teaching subjects such as History and social studies, as well as English which help to develop those parts of the brain.
The government can apply pressure to social media platforms to regulate itself with penalties on recorded and proven misinformation
Social media is no longer about personal connections. It is about advertising.
@8T25G6C4yrs4Y
Social media companies are part of the press and as such should be free, but they should be regulated with the content they have on them as to ensure that it is not threatening or harmful to others. This content should be removed.
No, but should provide incentives to eliminate fake news and misinformation from their platforms.
No, but libel, slander, and misinformation should have hefty fines when called out.
@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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