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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53% No |
39% Yes |
38% No |
4% Yes, there is too much fake news and misinformation on social media |
9% 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 |
6% No, social media companies are private and should not be regulated by the government |
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Unique answers from Ireland users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
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No, but they should make mandatory for the public, specially in schools, good practice of navigating the internet and analysing information critically.
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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
@9GWBW5C6mos6MO
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.
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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.
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No, but probably need legislation to regulate social media and protect user's right
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Regulations are necessary but all information regarding everything that gets flagged should be made public each quarter by law
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