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 822 Ballybough B voters.
57% Yes |
43% No |
50% Yes |
33% No |
4% Yes, there is too much fake news and misinformation on social media |
5% No, social media companies are private and should not be regulated by the government |
3% Yes, social media companies are politically biased and need to be regulated |
5% No, the government should not determine what is fake or real news |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 822 Ballybough B voters.
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Unique answers from Ballybough B voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
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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.
@9HV3M671yr1Y
the government should fund bodies that do this work, with a team of experts, rather than trying to do it themselves
@9MQ3FV810mos10MO
It should be regulated but not by the government. Preferably a third party designed to ensure regulation without bias.
@B3FS4CG2wks2W
I think there is a fine line between preventing misinformation and too much regulation. We need regulations, but not too much.
@B2HRMRK2mos2MO
Yes, but only disclaimers should be provided regarding particular media publications that have a bias to a political party, agenda or ideology.
@9ZX97JM3mos3MO
I think they shouldn’t regulate it too heavily but keen an eye on it. This may become a bigger problem in the future but right now, I think it’s okay.
@9ZWFCXL4mos4MO
Social media companies should be held responsible for the objectively false info on their sites, especially when they promote the spread
@9ZW8D8Y4mos4MO
Yes, to a degree. Twitter has a "Community Notes" feature that allows people to fact check potential misinformation, and I think a government body that provides additional context to some degree available on social networks would be helpful as well, encouraging others to contribute as that would be a massive workload.
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