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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65% No |
29% Yes |
52% No |
3% 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 |
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 Canada users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
@8YYMNBQ2yrs2Y
Gov has no business in regulation
@8YXBQR72yrs2Y
No the government should not regulate it, but they should have a site of their own to give the truth if false information is being spread on certain topics
@8YNXMJ62yrs2Y
No, It inhibits freedom of speech
@8YLNZTD2yrs2Y
No however there should be regulation which states that social media sites are providing notifications of news sources which may not always be reliable.
@8YB6RMF2yrs2Y
Yes fact checking must be regulated and also information shared in schools which is a skewed perception to brainwash our children need be fact checked also
@8Y9SZ7N2yrs2Y
Yes, as necessary as possible.
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