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

They should combat people who spread misinformation, even if the government is in the same spectrum with thing like CNN for the democrats.

Yes, posts on political, hot button or controversial issues should have a disclaimer if the information contradicts established facts or generally accepted principles.

Social media should be held responsible for the content of posting if they view themselves as publishers. They would benefit from regulations, but they are private corporations. So, they do not have to honor first amendment rights.

Yes, but only to strengthen users' media literacy and critical thinking skills, establish transparency and legal accountability for producers of deliberate disinformation and negligent misinformation.

Yes, though they should focus more on the blatant hate crimes/speech, discrimination of minorities/marginalized groups/etc., and other such harmful acts.

No. The gov't is not allowed to censor speech under the 1st amendment. And private companies should not be excepted from abiding by the constitution and censor anyone either - we do not allow private companies to own slaves so why should we allow them to be censors?

Yes, require community tools for reporting and labeling misinformation to increase journalistic integrity

The moderation should be done by social media companies. If it isn't done well, government intervention

Social media companies should not regulate this either and neither should the government unless it's a case of speech that is not protected under the 1st amendment.

Yes, but only by making a separate, non-partisan organization in order to do so, and companies should be able to be sued by state and federal government if their algorithms push falsehoods as facts after they have been proven false.

Yes, governments should have the ability to add a tag to any video stating whether or not it is political misinformation. They should not be able to regulate it.

No, but the government should nationalize all ISPs to ensure an equal enforcement of standards for information on online platforms, in the same way that the FCC has regulatory power over radio and TV stations. Federal subsidies should be provided to fact checking organizations, given protection and promotion by the government.

Social media should be regulated against filtering and suggesting attention grabbing, extreme examples of news

the government should limit certain things but not have everything so regulated

No, the government should not have the power to regulate the natural use of social media. However, there should be regulations in place to ensure that advertising companies cannot run ads that spread fake news, misinformation, or disinformation.

No, but social media companies should be incentivized to regulate the spread of fake news on their sites

No, but companies should be held legally/financially accountable if they fail to stop misinformation from spreading on their platforms. People spreading misinformation for the purpose of profit should also be charged in criminal and civil court

No, but nationalize big tech

Yes, but only to some extent

Yes, a commission must be established to thoroughly regulate the creation and sharing of white supremacist, sexist, heterosexist, xenophobic, racist, false, and otherwise inaccurately bias media

Yes and no. Too much control and they, Gov., control all of us. Too little control seems to also lead people in the wrong direction. There needs to be a balance. Example: there are popular Youtube sites on crafts, cooking, etc., that have led to major injuries or death for the simple fact that what they pre-port is possible through their video is completely false and doesn't work. And yet, these people putting out blatantly false info that is highly dangerous have faced very little consequences.

News shared by social media outlets should be held to the same legal standards and scrutiny as news organizations

Yes, and nationalize social media.

Social media sites need to be regulated to prevent fake news and misinformation, but by third-party fact-checkers and not the government.

Social media companies should not be regulated by the government but social media companies should no longer be considered "platforms" because they are obviously bias in what they allow to be posted, oppress, and suppress.

No because social media and the power of the online world is where people can spread the truth without it being changed by the government. But the government should contact the company if they think that they’re is fake news passing around.

Regulate social media as public utilities and prohibit them from interfering based on viewpoint or content. And tax them and their owners at a high rate.

Yes, so long as government regulations are conducted with transparency and congressional oversight.

Yes, but only by adding links for fact checking without any censoring.

Social media should be forced to allow freedom of speech, but the people in the government shouldn't determine what is fake news.

Only if the government is extremely responsible and does not censor content in favor of their reputation or outlook

We need provide fact checkers. People have a right to freedom of press and free speech, but there should be a disclaimer notice.

No, but the social media companies should regulate misinformation or be held liable for results of misinformation.

No, but stop social media sites from censoring alleged "fake news"

They need to stop banning people

NO, the government should not determine what is fake or real news because they LIE. They should not have that power! And the FCC should do its job to enforce laws about slander and irresponsible news reporting and biased, dishonest social media outlets!!

I’m in favor of removing 230 to curb the spread of conspiracy theories/far-right radicalization

No, while fake news is a problem on social media sites the government censoring the information that people share and consume is a slippery slope

No, but social media companies need to do a better job of self-regulating, similar to the Hollywood Blacklist in the era of HUAC.

No, but when social media companies have become so integrated in American lives that they are considered the new town halls (Knight Institute v. Trump), they should be required to do the opposite, and promote freedom of speech, misinformation or not.

Neither the government nor any social media platform regulate any speech.

No. Fact-checking should only be done by independent entities.

No, but all news on social media should go through an independent third party verification process before being released.

No government regulation needed, Social Media companies are actively trying to stop misinformation

No, They might misuse this power.

No, current government is funding false narratives and censoring truth speakers. An ethical government would be able to present access to truthful information.

No, but social media companies should be incentivized through taxes to regulate fake news on their sites

The government has more important work to do than focus on defining fake news. Unless it involves national security

Only in the most extreme cases.

No, social media companies should not be allowed to remove any content that doesn't violate the 1st amendment.

No, but government requires potentially fake or misinformed news to carry out a warning to let viewers know that the content they are seeing could be potentially false.

No, the government should not determine what is fake or real news, but should ban social media sites from censoring anyone on their platform.

No, theirs is so much misinformation. It would me so hard to clear up the air like that.

Yes but Only in instances where it is clear the entity is a danger to the public trust and well being and after exhausting all efforts to get the social media organizations to police themselves for such content.

Yes, but in limited amounts such as a tag or warning that this can potentially be false news.