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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No, but social media companies should be encouraged to do this on their own.
Yes, but only to some degree.
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Yes, to a certain extent, when social media posts threaten the well being of part or all of the population
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.
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.
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.
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