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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@9GQQ33MIndependent7mos7MO
Social media is already heavily biased and skewed even with the current restrictions. These restrictions lead to further resistance and the further spread of misinformation leading to widespread mass propaganda when a country or owner of that social media platform has their own vested interest or personal biases.
The government has no place in regulating social media sites, as a means to "prevent fake news and misinformation," because then the government will pick and choose what it deems as "fake news and misinformation." This will just give the government another excuse at overreach.
@9FNBX5W9mos9MO
There are to many young kids seeing things they just shouldn’t. It is also very harmful to teens mental health by bulling and seeing celebrities photoshopped pictures.
@ISIDEWITH6yrs6Y
No, the government should not determine what is fake or real news
@JonBSimConstitution2yrs2Y
At that point, media becomes a propaganda center.
@9FPBZ299mos9MO
I don't have a counter argument because it's true, the government should have zero say and influence on news wether they are real or fake because half the time they would do what lies in their best interest
@ISIDEWITH6yrs6Y
Yes
@9FS32KTRepublican9mos9MO
Many people are reading or looking at social media post that are not true and are causing them to changes their foundational beliefs.
@ISIDEWITH6yrs6Y
No, social media companies are private and should not be regulated by the government
@9MK73VX 4wks4W
There is too much misinformation, too much propaganda. We also can currently see fake Russian propaganda about the war being spread around the states. We need to make sure that the misinformation, the fake information is taken down with some limit into which the government can intervene.
@9FRNLK9Republican9mos9MO
They can spread false information. Them being private does not matter in the sense that if they are spreading lies and misinformation than it is a crime.
@9FS32KTRepublican9mos9MO
It is unfair to those who are making choices or changing belief's off of misleading information's social media companies are putting out. This means the government should put restrictions on social media.
Just because they're a private company, doesn't mean they shouldn't be regulate.
@ISIDEWITH6yrs6Y
Yes, there is too much fake news and misinformation on social media
@9FYD6PQ8mos8MO
It is not up to the government or corporations to decide what is and isn’t fake through their own inevitably biased lenses.
@9MK73VX 4wks4W
There is too much fake news and misinformation. Sometimes when scrolling through Youtube shorts, you can see videos of Putin being said as a 'hero' or a 'real leader'. This is being said while Russian citizens are struggling to make ends meet, there are rigged elections, and some of them don't want a war. People are saying a war criminal is a true leader.
@9FNBX5W9mos9MO
People photoshop pictures and are to worried about follower numbers then if they are giving out the correct information. Whatever makes you famous.
@ISIDEWITH6yrs6Y
Yes, social media companies are politically biased and need to be regulated
@9GQQ33MIndependent7mos7MO
If we're so focused on protecting the first amendment right of speech and prevention of interference from the federal and state government, then social media should not be regulated.
@9GQTRXLPeace and Freedom7mos7MO
No, the government should not regulate social media sites because this will limit freedom of speech and will give the government control over many matters that should be left on personal will.
@JonBSimConstitution2yrs2Y
If a business bans people along political lines, it should be treated as a publisher and sued as such.
@8D7X8VBNew Liberty4yrs4Y
No, but government should require all media outlets (paper, online, radio, tv, etc) to provide both points of view when discussing any political issue. we are at this point; because both points of view are hardly every side-by-side.
@8YZCWH42yrs2Y
Yes, there is too much fake news and misinformation on social media. But social media sites should NOT be regulated by the government, they should be regulated by the owners. Social media sites should STOP being politically biased.
@6VRCV2L4yrs4Y
The government should ensure that people who intentionally mislead others are flagged and responded to with factual, non-bias evidence from all sides of the actual story.
Social media companies tend to be profit driven which greatly hinders their ability to run their business without bias. Advert sales are not monitored strictly enough and this results in certain individuals/companies/sovereign states taking advantage of the system in place to push their own political/social agenda with the use of fake statistics and facts to control the mind set of the populous.
@6VRGFFV4yrs4Y
The governments role should ensure that antitrust laws are not broken and that there is not a monopoly regarding information. I think that the site providing their information should be required to include enough personal information so one can determine if it is biased.
@8YFFX262yrs2Y
Yes, there is too much fake news and misinformation on social media. Social media sites should NOT be regulated by the government, they should be regulated by the owners. Social media sites should STOP being politically biased.
@8RL7F7R3yrs3Y
Yes and ban social media
@99JGS331yr1Y
Yes, there is too much fake news and misinformation on social media. But social media sites should NOT be regulated by the government; they should be regulated by the owners. Social media sites should STOP being politically biased.
@8HSF3QW4yrs4Y
No, users of social media are free to share what they please, but anyone who is, advertises themselves as, or comes across to a reasonable person as a news organization should have a legal obligation to tell the truth. Additionally, where the truth is not known, it should be illegal for such organizations to make things up, but rather these organizations should have to wait before making more informed judgements. This would diminish the capability of users to share fake news as the fake news would not exist, as opposed to simply not be shared. Slander and false accusations should not be allowed as well.
@923CCGF2yrs2Y
@99QXK2HIndependent1yr1Y
No, but social media companies should be required to do so
@96DBF6N2yrs2Y
Yes, but only if there is some third party factor limiting propaganda.
@9MTZNC43wks3W
Yes, but the terms "fake news" and "misinformation" should be clearly defined to prevent the government from simple censoring what it disagrees with
@RoundAboutPolicy2mos2MO
No, the government should establish a system where social media companies must listen to verified independent experts to regulate social media
@9L74FFC3mos3MO
Yes, though the terms "misinformation" and "fake news" should be clearly defined to prevent the government from simply censoring whatever it disagrees with
@9GZDTYYIndependent7mos7MO
Social media sites are managed by private companies and as a result should be held to the same laws as other companies. The prevention of fake news and misinformation is the responsibility of the company that runs the social media site, and what the government should do is introduce lessons into the national education system that inform students of fake news and misinformation and tell them how to identify and avoid it.
@9FVTKHQ9mos9MO
I don't trust the government, in its current state, to regulate misinformation on social media in a sufficient, un-biased manner. However, in a perfect world I would say yes, because there have been consistent issues with misinformation on social media.
@9CF99L6Constitution1yr1Y
No, the government should regulate social media sites to ensure that no one is censured for their political beliefs.
@9CCJ7ZP1yr1Y
Social media should be abolished.
@8Q633KX3yrs3Y
No, the government should not be allowed to regulate a private business, but the businesses should be held responsible for fake news spreading and open for lawsuits.
@8Q5HNL93yrs3Y
@8J4WFJH4yrs4Y
The government should regulate social media sites as a means to uphold the 1st amendment
@8F8SSWC4yrs4Y
No, I do not trust the government to determine what is fake or real news. In addition, social media companies are private and should not be regulated by the government.
@8C7ZWZY4yrs4Y
@97KSZBQ2yrs2Y
I think there are good arguments on both sides of this issue.
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