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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@9VLMTC3Conservative6mos6MO
the government can stop interfering with our news and making themselves seem innocent the government is so corrupt that to be honest all government should be wiped clean and we restart the government with no corruption
@9V7H6SQConservative7mos7MO
We currently have no trusted news sources. Everything is biased and cannot be relied upon. There is no follow up to reporting on sensational topics to show outcomes.
@8ZX3GXZConservative3yrs3Y
No, but there should be rules in place so that social media identifies if something is not factual or has been tampered with.
@8THYJHNConservative4yrs4Y
Yes, as long as people still have the right to post and share their opinions.
@8T99ZQLConservative4yrs4Y
Yes, social media companies are enjoying the benefits of being platforms/public squares while behaving like publishers. If they are going to censor content that isn't openly engaging in criminal behavior, then they should be regulated as publishers.
@8NXB273Conservative4yrs4Y
Social media sites should be required to allow all content to encourage a true marketplace of ideas. Any form of censorship only encourages the message being silenced
@8CKQJM3Conservative5yrs5Y
No, but there should be some sort of regulation for fake news.
@98RBBRCConservative2yrs2Y
People should discern for themselves! Think for yourself!!!
@8WTGFHGConservative3yrs3Y
No, but social media companies should add fact checking to their systems
@8GHTMKHConservative5yrs5Y
There needs to be regulation for this, I don't believe it is up to the government to regulate or interfere with any type of media or freedom of speech. Maybe when we have a Synthetic Intelligence they could objectively process what is real and what is fake. No bias no agenda.
@8VH2TZWConservative4yrs4Y
Yes, too much fake news and misinformation on social media. Social media companies also have a history of being biased and have been known to manipulate the content we are seeing to feed their own interests. This is very problematic and something needs to be done
@767Y4794yrs4Y
Yes, but only to prevent censorship.
@8ZH59GG3yrs3Y
No, that's a first amendment violation.
@LangworthyUS9th4yrs4Y
Enforce the 1st Amendmenr
@92N5JGD3yrs3Y
no, but require them to label information in 3 terms. Fact, opinion, and report. All "fact" stories, must have 3 sources to refer to with up to 2% of descriptive adjectives allowed. All "report" stories are to be understood as to be too new to cite sources and with the disclaimer that it may or may not be untrue. All opinion pieces must be pro dominantly labeled as such. This includes all media - paper, video, and live events. This is for audience reference ONLY!!
@8PGXGG64yrs4Y
no but companies must be mandated to admit to their biases
@8RSRZ2H4yrs4Y
No, the government could twist stories in favor of themselves.
@93VVP973yrs3Y
Require them to be bipartisan on both sides.
@4MN684T4yrs4Y
Yes and no, social media companies should have their section 230 protections revoked if they remove users for political reasons.
@4MN684T4yrs4Y
Yes, social media companies should have their section 230 protections revoked if they remove users for political reasons.
@IINXMP4yrs4Y
No, but the internet should be decentralized, and should be hosted on a blockchain. We should also enforce the 1st and 3rd Amendments to the best of it's ability.
@chrisstone53yrs3Y
The government should regulate social media, but not to prevent fake news and misinformation.
@IINXMP4yrs4Y
No, but the government should sign a new amendment to ensure free speech and fight against data collection without consent.
@IINXMP4yrs4Y
No, but the internet should be decentralized, and should be hosted on a blockchain. We should also enforce the 1st and 4th Amendments to the best of it's ability.
@3PFB9SG4yrs4Y
Internet companies like Google and Facebook should be treated as a new form of utility company/newspaper hybrid and be regulated in the sense that they are providing a service to the public. They shouldn't tamper with the product but they should also actively prevent malevolent actions from within and outside of their organizations from influencing information.
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