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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Province/Territory
Electoral District (2011)
Response rates from 8.4k Ontario voters.
35% Yes |
65% No |
30% Yes |
52% No |
3% Yes, there is too much fake news and misinformation on social media |
8% 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 |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 8.4k Ontario voters.
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Unique answers from Ontario voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9HBRBWD12mos12MO
The government should not regulate, but make an effort to correct false information. For example, how Facebook places a pop up over a post to warn of possible false information.
@9XJDXXW2wks2W
There is absolutely no way to regulate social media, the sheer amount of volume makes it near impossible without use of AI with has bias installed. Better to inform the citizen to do better research.
@9VLMTC31mo1MO
the government can stop interfering with our news and making themselves seem innocent the government is so corrupt that to be honest all government should be wiped clean and we restart the government with no corruption
@9VGR4J91mo1MO
I think information should be free to release but if proven false instead of removed forcefully added info explaining the falsities before any further news from that source. I.E person makes up story force them to release proper info in future.
@9V8ZMKM2mos2MO
To a degree, yes. Sometimes major misinformation can cause great harm to a certain politician, person, organization, or story and can lead o biases. as such I believe the social media site should monitor for such issues and ensure the truth is told.
@9V7H6SQ2mos2MO
We currently have no trusted news sources. Everything is biased and cannot be relied upon. There is no follow up to reporting on sensational topics to show outcomes.
@9V7CCZW2mos2MO
It really depends on whether the government would have an effective plan in place to make the social media companies that are primarilly based in USA and China to listen.
@9DRYGB6 1yr1Y
the social media companies should do it themselves not the government
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