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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Response rates from 46.6k Ireland voters.
56% Yes |
44% No |
50% Yes |
32% No |
4% Yes, there is too much fake news and misinformation on social media |
7% No, the government should not determine what is fake or real news |
3% Yes, social media companies are politically biased and need to be regulated |
5% No, social media companies are private and should not be regulated by the government |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 46.6k Ireland voters.
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Unique answers from Ireland voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9MBLRCN1yr1Y
No, but they should make mandatory for the public, specially in schools, good practice of navigating the internet and analysing information critically.
@9HV3M671yr1Y
the government should fund bodies that do this work, with a team of experts, rather than trying to do it themselves
@9MQ3FV812mos12MO
It should be regulated but not by the government. Preferably a third party designed to ensure regulation without bias.
@B5JSP5623hrs23H
Every time some thing is implemented by governments it is always been incredibly out of touch if a new regulation is to be implemented the government is going to have to wise up before action
@B5G7JD66 days6D
Social media sites are often biased, but so are governments. I would not feel comfortable in placing the power of total control of news to any government body, but there does need to be some way of regulating the companies. Maybe an independent international committee.
@B4LP8291mo1MO
If these social media sites, like Twitter (or X) that have hateful users, nazis, and an owner that associates himself with a dictator, then yes, ban them from Ireland
@B3FS4CG3mos3MO
I think there is a fine line between preventing misinformation and too much regulation. We need regulations, but not too much.
@B2HRMRK4mos4MO
Yes, but only disclaimers should be provided regarding particular media publications that have a bias to a political party, agenda or ideology.
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