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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The government should not regulate, but make an effort to correct false information. For example, how Facebook places a pop up over a post to warn of possible false information.
@B4NGYDD5 days5D
No, the government should not regulate, but they should make an effort to correct false information.
@B4KJ9LB1wk1W
At the very least they should label postings on social media sites as opinion only, or fact-checked, or something along that lines.
@B44F3354wks4W
I believe that the government should definitely put in place regulatations and laws to protect truthful information and prevent fake news, but the government should not be in charge of telling the public what is and what is not fake news because that gives too much power to the government.
Yes and no, yes because there’s a huge amount of misinformation but at the same time no because it runs the risk of government propaganda.
@B3972KF2mos2MO
Social media companies should be forced to self regulate and comply with standards set by government
@B38NWBT2mos2MO
In theory, yes. But I would be EXTREMELY weary of which party is doing the regulation and that they're actually tackling the issue and not making it worse.
@B37BTCNNew Democratic2mos2MO
Government regulated media would only be a net good if it remained neutral. However, it is too likely that certain parties would abuse it and skew information
@B35PD2Q2mos2MO
no but companies need to put notices up that say the information being shared is contrary to scientific/objective consensus.
@B34ZDDG2mos2MO
The government shouldn't regulate, but spend more resources on education to all age groups to decipher real from fake news, including AI and Deepfaking.
@B3286XS2mos2MO
The government should not be the one to determine what is fake or real, but social media sites algorithm should not be allowed to perpetuate echo chambers.
@B2SDQR92mos2MO
Possibly. I worry about the government misusing this power to spread propaganda that could be beneficial to them.
yes and ban X, facebook and any other site that has owners involved in other political administrations or trying to destabilize other countries
@B2K62NP 3mos3MO
No, but social media sites should be required to provide a fact checking system to combat misinformation or provide context when needed
@B2J775M3mos3MO
No, Social Media Companies are ethically responsible for the information transmitted through their sites and should be held accountable for libel, and dangerous misinformation. Make the penalty for allowing the spread of lies, libel and misinformation severe.
@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.
@B4DL2VH2wks2W
No, I don’t trust the government to regulate social media sites appropriately, and there is too much discrepancy in what is considered “fake news”.
@B4B6WDG3wks3W
There should be an international entity in collaboration with an organization such as the UN that is able to regulate social media dis/misinformation and hate speech found on popular social media platforms without the bias of any single country
@9DRYGB6 2yrs2Y
the social media companies should do it themselves not the government
@9T2F7TP8mos8MO
No, regulating social media sites will likely not be an effective solution to fighting fake news and misinformation.
@9KTFCM71yr1Y
Yes, however guardrails should be put in place to ensure that said regulations do not harm legitimate journalism in the process.
@9JWWFBK1yr1Y
Regulation is too cumbersome and costly, however there should be some consequence to the promoters of fake news, and clear conspiracy theories based on lies.
@9J4CPZQ1yr1Y
On one hand it would be nice to reduce the amount of fake news and misinformation there is on the internet but on the other hand I would not wish for the government to control what we can or can't see on the news.
@9G7KWZY2yrs2Y
No, while dis/misinformation is an issue, the only regulation of social media should be in the form of corporate taxation.
@9FRKFKN2yrs2Y
No, censorship is not the answer they should put a disclosure statement encouraging people to check their sources and critically think
@9F928G62yrs2Y
No, Social Media sites should regulate the information being presented on their sites, and receive hefty fines if they don't do a good job.
@9QZCYDN9mos9MO
Somewhat but not nearly as much as it is now, and definitely needs to be less vague requirements because things are getting censored that really aren't.
@9QKJ6H910mos10MO
No regulate media sites but require there be a fact checker or a note to where the information is coming from.
@9L68CJ41yr1Y
Yes, but only if it involves hate speech and extreme misinformation. Not having access to news on Meta is frustrating.
@9KTQHSC1yr1Y
Tricky. What if those so called "fake news and misinformation" are true, and the government doesn't want us to know about it. Yes, I know what that makes me. I love to think.
@96QP3KD2yrs2Y
no thats what a boycot is for dumbass
@9566Y5P3yrs3Y
there should be more of an effort by the government to educate people on avoiding fake news and misinformation. the government should also take down posts that incite or have incited real harm to people as that will or is causing harm.
Yes, but only to some degree.
@92PG4J83yrs3Y
No; However, fact checking should be required and all statements moderated. Only information that has been verified as factual can display a seal of approval. There is too much fake news and misinformation on social media but the government should not have the power to determine what is fake or real news.
@92274HB3yrs3Y
Ban social media all together
@8ZX3GXZConservative3yrs3Y
No, but there should be rules in place so that social media identifies if something is not factual or has been tampered with.
@8ZTSR7D3yrs3Y
Social media companies need to be good citizens and exercise decent standards. Some government or independent body needs powers to deal with disposable content.
@8ZT5SNW3yrs3Y
No, but there should be more sources to fact check information
@8ZSJL5B3yrs3Y
No, the words misinformation and disinformation have been used as accusations against other people for what the government is actually doing. So, no there should be no regulation.
@8ZPLDLP3yrs3Y
Yes, but only for extremely important topics such as COVID-19 or public health and safety matters
@8Z9SMSS3yrs3Y
No, I don’t think the government should wade into this arena. However misinformation IS a problem that needs to be dealt with nonetheless
People need to learn facts from fiction and media needs to be more trustful
@8Z47MQG3yrs3Y
people are gonna believe “fake news” whether the government is the one to release it or not so i don’t think it would make much of a difference and if it did it probably wouldn’t be a positive one
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.
@8TX5JVB4yrs4Y
No, but there should be regulations that require social media companies to have an independent department dedicated to properly back checking and calling out fake information, and explaining the misinformation with a content warning instead of deleting the post
@8TVV7QB4yrs4Y
While there is too much misinformation and fake news on social media, it shouldn't be up to the government to regulate. The companies owning the platforms should be regulating constantly for their users to be educated and correctly informed.
@8TTCLGB4yrs4Y
all media outlets should have to tell all sides of storys regardless if its politiaclly correct or not and no opinion peices, if media is not 100% impartial they should be shut down.
This should be private but there should be some kind of accountability.
@8TNDXCT4yrs4Y
Regardless, let people use critical thinking when it comes to these things.
@8THYJHNConservative4yrs4Y
Yes, as long as people still have the right to post and share their opinions.
@8THBJS64yrs4Y
Yes, but there should be a third party board involved
@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.
@8SCRSMG4yrs4Y
The Social media networks do not need the regulations it the journalism that does
@8S73DY84yrs4Y
No, i dont want the state to control what is considered fact
@8QRC9CX4yrs4Y
The social media sites should themselves regulate it with a third party fact-checking company
@8QFDCRL4yrs4Y
Social media companies should regulate fake news and misinformation
@8Q64S7S4yrs4Y
No, but social media should have a system to check for fake news prior to publishing something.
@8PVYZFZ4yrs4Y
The government should not decide what is fake news and hold social media companies accountable for censorship and other malpractices.
@8PSDLFZ4yrs4Y
I agree with every option that starts with "yes"
@8PQL4GY4yrs4Y
The government needs to put more regulations on social media sites to take responsibility to prevent fake news and misinformation, however the government shouldn't have direct control of the site.
@8PK8YRR4yrs4Y
Yes, but it needs to be monitored to prevent bias
@8PDQ35D4yrs4Y
Yes, as an independent commission at arm's length from the government
@8PD23DR4yrs4Y
Neither the government nor social media companies should be able to censor anyone's free speech online.
@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
@8KG75SD4yrs4Y
Yes, but they should also closely monitor complaints of unwarranted censorship, or biased trends.
@8K5HXJS4yrs4Y
Yes, but only insofar as showing what is incorrect/false about that particular piece of news
@8D4X4PW5yrs5Y
No, but still increase regulations on them regardless, they keep censoring people for no reason at all. Look at Alex Jones.
@9BPWCYW2yrs2Y
I believe that they should be able to sensor fake news but giving them access to our social media and letting them control what we see is risky.
@9B43LK42yrs2Y
there should be no influnience on changing genders or anything that effcts kids that are below the age of 18
@99MWZYP2yrs2Y
No, social media is impossible to police
@98RBBRCConservative2yrs2Y
People should discern for themselves! Think for yourself!!!
@98HT6QD2yrs2Y
No, but censoring one view over another and interference in elections an other national issues should be monitored and $100k fines levied if proven that the companies did in fact censor or interfere.
@98HDKKB2yrs2Y
No, Not Directly. but there should be requirements such as disclaimers (much like on cigarettes), and things to encourage better education on all subjects. do not control speech, but encourage better education.
@977QPNP2yrs2Y
Absolutely not. Who’s the arbiter of truth? I don’t trust you to decide like you don’t trust me to decide.
@92PSZX3New Democratic3yrs3Y
Yes, but only with an unpolitical, highly-educated expert task force
@8Y5YY243yrs3Y
No, but they should put more effort in to educating people about fake news and how to be better informed
@8WTGFHGConservative3yrs3Y
No, but social media companies should add fact checking to their systems
@ClarkMcG4yrs4Y
Yes, but only if transparent international, non-partisan, not-for-profit organizations are established to perform the regulatory actions
@8TWZL2K4yrs4Y
Yes, but absolutely impossible to implement
@8TVXVGC4yrs4Y
A link to a verifiable source should be put on any harmful misinformation to prove it is fake.
@8TCG9Q44yrs4Y
No, but social media companies should have their own regulations and promote the sharing of sources in posts
@8QVDPKN4yrs4Y
No, but social media companies must be forced to flag any potential fake news and alert users who read it.
@8P8LQRN4yrs4Y
No, but Governments should introduce incentives for social media companies to filter out misinformation
@982YYJN2yrs2Y
There's way too much fake news on social media but the gov't is also feeding media outlets with what they want to push.
@97WQ7LP2yrs2Y
No, the government should not determine what is fake or real news; no, social media companies are private and should not be regulated by the government.
@95LSVQV3yrs3Y
@95J9PCR3yrs3Y
Yes, but only if regulators can be properly vetted for political neutrality.
@8Z2Q8HKNew Democratic3yrs3Y
This should be regulated, but by independent unaffiliated companies, not the government.
@8YNXMJ63yrs3Y
No, It inhibits freedom of speech
@8YB6RMF3yrs3Y
Yes fact checking must be regulated and also information shared in schools which is a skewed perception to brainwash our children need be fact checked also
@8XXXYKS3yrs3Y
No, but their should be fact checking software on social média sites
@8XJ8R6V3yrs3Y
Regulate the media and the cdc
@8VR5D8F4yrs4Y
No, but the government should enforce disclaimers on social media to make the viewer aware of biases.
@8V5QB954yrs4Y
It is not the government's mandate to decide what is or isn't fake news, however, any site with too much misinformation (according to science and proof) should be called out and potentially charged
@8V5CFHL4yrs4Y
The government should advise the viewers or consumers of social media of digital literacy.
@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.
@8R26JKW4yrs4Y
Yes, but just to ensure no political bias and to keep them non-partisan
@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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