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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the government should fund bodies that do this work, with a team of experts, rather than trying to do it themselves
A person publishing slander in social media is to be responsible, not the media itself. In case of just expressing an opinion, all opinions should be allowed.
@9FTMVN8Republican Sinn Féin7mos7MO
i think that the government stating whether or not something is fake news could be exploited by politicians to ensure nobody says anything bad about them.
@9D9TW7N8mos8MO
No, but probably need legislation to regulate social media and protect user's right
@9997DRQ1yr1Y
Regulations are necessary but all information regarding everything that gets flagged should be made public each quarter by law
@98JC92W1yr1Y
Yes but must publicly announce what it is that they mean to regulate
@98DVDTW1yr1Y
Regulation of fake news by the government is a good idea, but could then lean dangerously close to the route of censoring if given too much power
Yes, a regulator should be appointed
No, the government should not determine what is fake and real but intentional misinformation should be an offence to which both the account and platform should be liable.
@8ZP8PFFSocial Democrats2yrs2Y
No, as it would set a dangerous precedent. Instead, users should be simply informed and advised to be cautious.
@8Z2BW5SSocial Democrats2yrs2Y
Yes, the government should be able to delete and ban certain things off of the internet
@8Y9Z24T2yrs2Y
Yes, to prevent the gathering and abuse of personal data and also to uphold freedom of expression
@8V25DP73yrs3Y
Have very little belief this could be defined properly by anyone in Irish politics
@8TSF6NR3yrs3Y
No, but international authorities should be the ones to regulate social media
@8T3NV2HRenua Ireland3yrs3Y
No, the government are the main suppliers of fake news.
@8RLNYM83yrs3Y
No, because it would be a risk if the government does not have the public interest at heart. So yes if there exists a solution that avoids the risk of censorship on the wrong people. More political education and anti capitalism anyway.
@8RFPQ463yrs3Y
No, but they should ensure that social media companies are adhering to their regulations surrounding the spreading of fake news
@8PT57XP3yrs3Y
No, I do think there needs to be more regulation around fake news on social media, but don't trust our government to do it properly.
@8NSR6PC3yrs3Y
No political based news
@8CWNV9J4yrs4Y
No, fact checkers should be allowed to scrutinise narratives with their political leaning publicly displayed
@8C5RDBV4yrs4Y
No but social media should display fact checking from popular fact checkers from left, right, and independent bodies.
Misinformation spread by US Jewish/Israeli lobbying groups and greedy foreign corporate interests with interests in destroying Irish democracy need to be watched very carefully.
@8PGZTFZ3yrs3Y
there should be more regulation just not full control
@8NQL59B3yrs3Y
An independent fact checker should regulate
@88V8ZRD4yrs4Y
If there is evidence of fake news, make it known to those reading it.
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