Should the government regulate social media sites, as a means to prevent fake news and misinformation?

Yes, but don't force social media companies to take down content. Make social media companies insert a feature where reviewers can select tags/options. Example: Instead of a like button, have buttons that say "misinformation", "opinion-only".

No, I don’t think the government should be responsible for what people consume. People should have enough intelligence to determine what’s fake or not in most cases

I think information should be free to release but if proven false instead of removed forcefully added info explaining the falsities before any further news from that source. I.E person makes up story force them to release proper info in future.

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.

I’d like to say yes but I have no guarantee they will actually regulate the truth, so I have to say no- so a realistic view.

There should be laws to make sure that misinformation can be targeted and taken down. But there should also be changes to curriculums, such as funding of language arts programs such as social studies to make sure that people can build interpretive skills that they need.

No, however companies should be required to provide insight into the validity of controversial statements, alongside warnings on statements that cannot be verified or are notably misleading.

Yes, The government should regulate and flag fake news sources, but allow real and legitimate news to be shared.

Yes, but what they do regulate must be validated and have a proven reasoning behind it that citizens can see, beyond that of political views.

there should be strict guidelines and serious consequences to anything controversial

yes, to a certain extent. Illegal and insecure websites should be banned, There should be very strict guidelines.

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.

Yes, but only to prevent disinformation. Content creators should have the right to say anything they want, as long as it is true.

Yes, only if the government's regulatory decisions are rooted in research.

No, but there should be rigorous fact checking published

Yes, by setting national standards that social media companies must enforce.

No, but create standards of misinformation regulation for social media companies to adhere to in Canada.

Yes, but only if there's a threat to public safety

yes in theory but government is too corrupt to properly regulate

Bruh, there will always be fake news. Having the government involved most likely will not help anything

No, but companies should "flag" news that is suspicious for readers.

No, but there should be a government sponsored independent fake news/misinformation watch dog.

No, as restrictions may be exploited by the government in power

No, that is the responsibility of the companies

no but fake news is corrupting society

yes, regulations should be put in place to monitor for fake news but human beings should be put in place of it

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.

Yes, but they should be transparent in what these regulations will become

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

Yes, in moderation

Yes, the government should regulate social media sites as to prevent hateful or criminal activity. However, the government should not have say over what is fake or real news.

Yes, with evidence that it's fake

should be allowed to file civil claims

they should get rid of fake news but not allow covering of news they don't want people to know of

No the government should not regulate it, but they should have a site of their own to give the truth if false information is being spread on certain topics

No but please end untruths

yes, but only by a created task force that is required to be non partisan

These media sites must be regulated but not by government

No, but libel, slander, and misinformation should have hefty fines when called out.

Yes, the algorithms push brainrot content on people that literally makes them retarded and is undeniably pushing far right rabbit holes on the stupid and weak minded that is being used to push identity politics to disunite the people.