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 companies rejected. In April 2018 the European Union issued a series of proposals that would crack down on “online misinformation and fake news.” In June 2018 President Emmanuel Macron of France proposed a law which would give French authorities the power to immediately halt “the publication of information deemed to be false ahead of elections.”
@ISIDEWITH5yrs
@ISIDEWITH5yrs
No, social media companies are private and should not be regulated by the government
@ISIDEWITH5yrs
Yes, there is too much fake news and misinformation on social media
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@6VRCV2L2yrs
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.
@6VRGFFV2yrs
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.
@98ZLZWV5hrs
no because the government could push their own agendas.
@98ZKKPM6hrs
They would just need to be very professional on social media. And give true facts as well.
no, because eventually it will result in censorship and, less free speech.
@98ZHBQB7hrs
Social media companies should regulate themselves
@98Z5HFZ22hrs
There should be better resources and oversight to provide true and factual impartial information that people can access and that is made. Not control social media but provide better access to truthful and factual information.
@98Z23671 day
Yes, and also major news outlets should be punished as well for creating panic. Releasing stories without full information and research should not be considered journalism
Yes, but only when the information presented is extremely harmful, such as saying drinking bleach will cure you of Covid-19.
@98YP8MJ1 day
why would the gov waste there time with that and not helping the community
@98YH4CB2 days
Yes, but the regulation should be extremely loose and not infringe on people's private lives
@98Y4Z4R2 days
The government should only interfere if it risks the better good for everyone, not their own corruption.
yes, but only if it is non biased
@98Y4TLT2 days
Social media must be regulated but not on an individual post by post basis. They must have far stronger product creation restrictions and externality planning.
@98Y3W7GRepublican2 days
On one hand misinformation on social media sites is a big problem, On the other hand I would not want the government stepping into social media and calling things "misinformation" just to politically benifit themselves.
@98Y3TM3Republican2 days
NO, The government shouldn't be choosing what information is public or not, but they should be able to put a "warning this information might be fake" on questionable sites.
@98XRTSR3 days
If you’re getting news from social media vs actual sources then that is the problem rather than holding up social media as avenues for relaying news
No, but they should be held accountable for fake news and spreading it
@98X6W5M4 days
Yes, but only regulate fake news. Opinions are always allowed.
No, but self regulation practices should be required and made law to avoid the spreading of dangerously influential and verifiably false information
No, but self regulation practices should be required and made law to avoid the spreading of dangerously influential and verified false information
@98WNS476 days
No, but abolish Fox News somehow. An overdramatic news report over the Green M&M's shoes being changed eventually led to all of the mascots being shelved.
Yes, but in a way that leads to oversensationalised news being lowered instead of the government regulating truth.
@98W86GY1wk
Yes, any NEWS outlet should be regulated to tell the truth about any newsworthy information and still have a small section for "opinions"
Yes, but don't limit the actual site, limit what is on the site in some aspects.
No, but should a psa about misinformation
@98VSH781wk
No, it would be far better to find ways of helping social media sites verify information, and of strengthening the media, so that the public has trusted sources it can rely on.
@98VND7M1wk
No, the site itself should do that.
@98VN5KP1wk
Divide and conquer; break them up, break them down.
@98V8MRH1wk
No, the government will censor information they don't want people to know about.
@98VC2ML1wk
Yes, by breaking social media monopolies
No unless it's a threat to national security.
@98TVX3K1wk
no, but the responsibility should be on the site to remove the fake news itself
@8558FRW1wk
No, but the government should sue for slander or libel when there is fake news pertaining to serious government matters.
@98TL2RS1wk
Yes, only if the regulations are either monitored or preformed by unbiased officials.
@98TFT7T1wk
If they are spreading complete fake news and misinformation, then they should be regulated.
@98TFSCL1wk
No because there would be nothing stopping the government from censoring the truth.
@98TCT471wk
While there is too much fake news right now, it is not the government's job to regulate this.
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