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 930 Whitehall D voters.
57% Yes |
43% No |
51% Yes |
31% 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 |
2% 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 |
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Unique answers from Whitehall D 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.
@9HV3M6711mos11MO
the government should fund bodies that do this work, with a team of experts, rather than trying to do it themselves
@9MQ3FV86mos6MO
It should be regulated but not by the government. Preferably a third party designed to ensure regulation without bias.
@9ZMZCPH4 days4D
Yes, however, a team of representatives should be put together that work for but are not influenced by the government
@9ZMVBSF4 days4D
Social media should be regulated and verified for fake news & disinformation but it should be a seperate& independant body that does this, not the government
@9ZMM8LL5 days5D
No, this can become a slippery slope to censorship. However, increased pressure should be put on social media companies to combat fake news and misinformation including the addition of a mandatory disclaimer if something is discovered to be fake news or proved untrue.
@9ZMHZWW5 days5D
It needs regulating and education needed on how to read social media in order to make informed decisions, do one’s own research. Getting harder to do so
@9ZM37GQ6 days6D
No they should be able to fine social media companies if they are proven to share fake news or misinformation.
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