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.”
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.
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.
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.
No, but social media sites should be held accountable for allowing fake news sources to use their platform to deceive its users.
No they are private so they shouldn't be able to tell them what to regulate but the government would also abuse that power to say what is fake and what isn't themselves to lie to the people (which they're already doing with FB and a few other platforms)
The private social media site should be taking care of this, not the government
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No, but they should pass laws that prevent social media outlets from having political bias of thier content and what thier users post.
These companies have way too much power. These companies should let political bias decide what to censor.
No, regulating social media should not be regulated by the government or by private companies unless the material posted is a punishable criminal offense (i.e. pedophilia). Social media should be a forum for free speech.
It has to be both ways- government shouldn't regulate social media and social media shouldn't regulate opinions of government leaders.
Not over fake news, but if dangerous and used for trafficking or other illegal activity.
No, but there need to be stricter policies about spreading misinformation that only impact the individuals spreading it - not the whole website.
Yes, but only labeling fake news as fake or misleading news
They should not be regulated by the government, but they should be monitored for fake news and misinformation to be removed.
Yes as long as Donald Trump isn’t in control of it.
No, the private companies should not be regulated for non-commercial activites such as free expression of ideas. Private citizens should be expected and allowed the opportunity to exercise judgement and critical thinking regardless of their likelihood of doing so.
Yes and no, only government related topics but have no control of the platform.
no, there should be regulation but not from the government
Social media companies should be held libel for what is posted
Eliminate section 230
No, but the government should sponsor media literacy programs for k-12 education & require social media companies to provide disclaimers.
Social media sites should be considered news sources and liable for spreading misinformation that hurts the general public without disclaimers and warnings.
No, this is the responsibility of the Press to report factual information. Social media sights must work with the press to combat misinformation
Sue big tech anti-trust and force them to rebuild their algorithms to promote truth rather than conspiracy and engagement.
Yes, but we need to make sure that the government regulation doesn't go beyond that
I would agree to this but it just seems like a double-edged sword; it's so hard to distinguish bw fact and fiction,regardless of whose in "power".Social Media, including News Networks, at the end of the day are businesses but,its PEOPLE (citizens and elected officials) who use these mediums to spread misinformation as well..
No, the government should not determine a hate speech code or a fake news code on social media, and we should tighten the definition of section 230 of the communications act.
No. I think the government should run its own news outlet as a platform to provide active updates to the citizens and it should be separate from the public sector.
Yes, the gov't should regulate them. Fake news and misinformation should be determined by the individual. Not the company or gov't. The regulation should enforce those social media companies can not censor or manipulate what entities and individuals post. Let the population decide what is valid and real.
Yes, but rather than deleting posts or statements which may be deemed false, a "warning" of sorts should be attached to it where people on these sites can see. This will prevent them from having too much power over what they determine to be real or fake information but it will also allow for users to be well informed on the possible inaccuracy of what they are reading, like a fact-check.
Social media companies should be collectivised, and held publicly accountable.
No, but they should be regulated by private non-partisan third-party entities.
No, social media sites should indicate if there is case for concern, though.
No. These need better regulation, just not necessarily by the government.
They need to be regulated like public utilities and allow as much speech as possible - only taking down direct threats of violence and doxing.
The government shouldn't be regulating it but there should be something in place to prevent falsities from being spread.
No, but sites should be required to label articles as opinion, verifiable fact, or rumor mill
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act must be clarified. I support freedom of speech and deleting posts should not be allowed. Posts unwanted by the platform should only allowed to be hidden visually while giving the option to users to see such posts if they wish.
The government should not be able to regulate it, however the social media companies should be punished for spreading it and as it is so right now, for burying and outright banning information. Also you should not be able to be shadow banned for having an opposing political view.
No, but social media companies should be held liable for what 3rd party contributors post.
There should be consequences for publishing so called 'fake news' and it should be the social media company's job to point it out to the relevant independent judiciary body.
create a non-partisan fact-checking medium, that holds accountable government and news sources alike for releasing false information
No but pass laws that limit the spread of misinformation.
No and yes. The government should not determine what is real news or not; however a social media platform should not determine real or fake news either. The government should absolutely for social media companies to strictly be platforms not publishers
Yes but only for things that incite violence or harm to others.
No, unless it's slander, false accusations, and expilictly false information that endangers the public the government cannot interfere
The sites themselves should not be regulated, but the types of content permitted on these platforms should be regulated.
No, but if they show any bias, they should lose their public forum status, and become a publisher.
No, it has to be all factual on both sides. You can’t trust anyone, even the government
No, it’s not the governments job to dictate what they deem “fake”. Who decides this to begin with? Very slippery slope.
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