Try the political quiz

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 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...6yrs6Y

No

 @9GQQ33MIndependentagreed…5mos5MO

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.

  @@1986_rednecknerdRepublican  from Missouri commented…1yr1Y

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.

 @9FNBX5W from West Virginia disagreed…6mos6MO

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.

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...6yrs6Y

No, the government should not determine what is fake or real news

  @JonBSimConstitutionfrom Kentucky agreed…2yrs2Y

No, the government should not determine what is fake or real news

At that point, media becomes a propaganda center.

 @9FPBZ29 from Pennsylvania disagreed…6mos6MO

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

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...6yrs6Y

Yes

 @9FS32KTRepublican from Colorado agreed…6mos6MO

Many people are reading or looking at social media post that are not true and are causing them to changes their foundational beliefs.

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...6yrs6Y

No, social media companies are private and should not be regulated by the government

 @9FRNLK9Republican from California disagreed…6mos6MO

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.

 @9FS32KTRepublican from Colorado disagreed…6mos6MO

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.

  @@1986_rednecknerdRepublican from Missouri commented…1yr1Y

Just because they're a private company, doesn't mean they shouldn't be regulate.

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...6yrs6Y

Yes, there is too much fake news and misinformation on social media

 @9FYD6PQfrom Pennsylvania disagreed…6mos6MO

It is not up to the government or corporations to decide what is and isn’t fake through their own inevitably biased lenses.

 @9FNBX5W from West Virginia agreed…6mos6MO

People photoshop pictures and are to worried about follower numbers then if they are giving out the correct information. Whatever makes you famous.

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...6yrs6Y

Yes, social media companies are politically biased and need to be regulated

 @9GQQ33MIndependentdisagreed…5mos5MO

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 Freedom from California disagreed…5mos5MO

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.

  @JonBSimConstitutionfrom Kentucky disagreed…2yrs2Y

No, the government should not determine what is fake or real news

If a business bans people along political lines, it should be treated as a publisher and sued as such.

 @8D7X8VBNew Liberty from Pennsylvania answered…4yrs4Y

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.

 @8YZCWH4 from Kentucky answered…2yrs2Y

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.

 @6VRCV2L from Florida answered…3yrs3Y

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.

 @6VRZ2N2Peace and Freedomfrom Maine answered…3yrs3Y

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.

 @6VRGFFV from New Mexico answered…3yrs3Y

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.

 @8YFFX26 from Kentucky answered…2yrs2Y

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.

 @99JGS33 from Kentucky answered…1yr1Y

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.

 @8HSF3QW from Iowa answered…3yrs3Y

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.

 @99QXK2HIndependentfrom Virgin Islands answered…1yr1Y

 @96DBF6Nfrom Kentucky answered…1yr1Y

 @9GZDTYYIndependent from Maryland answered…4mos4MO

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.

 @9FVTKHQ from New York answered…6mos6MO

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.

 @9CF99L6Constitution from Ohio answered…10mos10MO

No, the government should regulate social media sites to ensure that no one is censured for their political beliefs.

 @8Q633KX from Idaho answered…3yrs3Y

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.

 @8J4WFJH from Illinois answered…3yrs3Y

The government should regulate social media sites as a means to uphold the 1st amendment

 @97KSZBQ from Georgia answered…1yr1Y

 @96M4B9H from Kansas answered…1yr1Y

No, but an independent agency should flag media sites that spread misinformation.

 @8QHNK2Lfrom Northern Mariana Islands answered…3yrs3Y

 @ScoopesoDemocrat  from Florida answered…7mos7MO

Regulate, meaning, such as pass laws and punish the social media site for someone else putting the content up there, no. Gently nudge or put pressure on the site to delete or remove content that violate other laws or is morally wrong (agreed by everyone) by fining the company for continuously allowing the content to be up there after their request, yes. Should the government do fakebook's job, no. Should the government regulate (put pressure on) social media sites, yes.

 @99V9ZG2 from Michigan answered…1yr1Y

There should be notices and labels What's more important however is teaching about proper sources and biases while in the education system.

 @98W4MGVRepublican from Wisconsin answered…1yr1Y

Yes, but don't limit the actual site, limit what is on the site in some aspects.

 @96SFSVMSocialist from Missouri answered…1yr1Y

Public options should be made available, comparable to old public broadcasting, without reliance upon bias-imposing donors. The internet should be operated as a public utility. Period.

 @96DXLS3 from West Virginia answered…1yr1Y

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