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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@Araxiel3yrs3Y
No, any type of regulation of the internet is going to be useless at best and harmful at worst
@8PQF35J4yrs4Y
Yes, but there need to be rules limiting the government's control in this area. The government should regulate and take down fake (i.e. counterfactual) news that defames someone or causes physical harm (misinformation about a pandemic, for instance) if the publisher refuses to correct the factual inaccuracies.
@8PQF35J3yrs3Y
Yes, but there need to be rules limiting the government's control in this area. The government should regulate, take down fake (specifically counterfactual) news that defames someone or causes physical harm (misinformation about a pandemic, for instance), and, if the publisher refuses to correct the factual inaccuracies, issue fines.
@7JQ5SFW4yrs4Y
No, but hold companies liable for profiting and circulating false information
@7TRSKP94yrs4Y
It is the responsibility of private media to keep fake news and misinformation off their platforms.
@8PQF35J4yrs4Y
Yes, but there need to be rules limiting the government's control in this area. The government should regulate and take down fake (i.e. counterfactual) news that can harm someone's honor or cause physical harm (misinformation about a pandemic, for instance) if the publisher refuses to correct the factual inaccuracies.
@Tjolly993yrs3Y
For the actual news there should only be unbiased facts.
@8Y9796Q3yrs3Y
it needs regulation so we can find true source information, but is the government going to regulate it as they want it?
@8YN5FVP3yrs3Y
No, but major social media companies should be nationalized and treated like the commons.
@7PV36BB4yrs4Y
Yes, but only through an independent commission dedicated to protecting free speech
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