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

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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Response rates from 745 Saskatchewan voters.

37%
Yes
63%
No
33%
Yes
50%
No
3%
Yes, there is too much fake news and misinformation on social media
7%
No, the government should not determine what is fake or real news
1%
Yes, social media companies are politically biased and need to be regulated
5%
No, social media companies are private and should not be regulated by the government

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 @9HBRBWDfrom Ontario  answered…1yr1Y

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.

 @B2RKX93from Ontario  answered…18hrs18H

yes and ban X, facebook and any other site that has owners involved in other political administrations or trying to destabilize other countries

 @B2P2T62from Alberta  answered…5 days5D

No, but sites should have to have a system in place to detect potential fake news and warn the viewer, so they can hopefully make their own informed decisions.

 @B2K62NP from Ontario  answered…2wks2W

No, but social media sites should be required to provide a fact checking system to combat misinformation or provide context when needed

 @B2J775Mfrom Ontario  answered…2wks2W

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.

 @B29PP76from Newfoundland  answered…4wks4W

No, the government should regulate social media sites. However there should be an emphasis on educating Canadian citizens on determining what is fake news and misinformation.

 @B27PJGNfrom Alberta  answered…1mo1MO

No, instead add a notice claiming that the following information may be biased or contain misinformation.

 @B257MB4from Manitoba  answered…2mos2MO

yes but they should not be allowed to deny anyone of finding information just flag the video as false information

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 @Vot3rVo1ceChloefrom Ohio  submitted…2mos2MO

Trump meeting TikTok CEO as ban deadline looms

US President-elect Donald Trump is meeting the CEO of TikTok as the social media giant fights plans to have it banned in the US.Trump was due to meet Shou Zi Chew at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Monday, the BBC's US partner CBS News reports, citing sources familiar with the meeting.A law passed earlier this year means TikTok will be banned unless it is sold by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, before 19 January.The company has made an emergency application to the US Supreme Court to have the ban delayed.The US wants TikTok sold or banned because of alleged links between ByteDance and the Chinese state, links that both TikTok and ByteDance have always denied.The bill introducing the law said it was intended to "protect the national security of the United States from the threat posed by foreign adversary controlled applications".Trump opposes the ban - despite supporting one during his first term - partly on the grounds that it could help Facebook, which he has accused of aiding his 2020 election loss.Trump's second term, however, won't begin until he is inaugurated on 20 January, the day after the deadline set out in the law.In its filing to the Supreme Court, submitted on Monday, TikTok asked for a "modest delay" to the enforcement of the ban to "create breathing room" for a review by the Court and to allow the incoming administration to "evaluate this matter".It described TikTok as "one of the most significant speech platforms" in the US and said the ban would do "immediate irreparable harm" to the company and its users.

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