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 973 EH voters.
50% Yes |
50% No |
43% Yes |
38% No |
4% 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 |
3% Yes, social media companies are politically biased and need to be regulated |
4% No, social media companies are private and should not be regulated by the government |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 973 EH voters.
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Unique answers from EH voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@93XGM962yrs2Y
Educate about fake news instead
@8TWLCN33yrs3Y
@9SF4DJT3mos3MO
Yes, and the government should ban anonymous accounts in order to ensure that people don't spread misinformation.
@9LYFFVJ7mos7MO
Government should have better legislation/laws that make social media platforms comply to a set of standards and regulations. Putting onus on them to do more to limit fake news, trolling, fraud and fake advertising
@9NGTV9S6mos6MO
I don't think the government should get any say over the type of news shown to it's people, the UK already has too many Biased news sources.
@8RVXRBH4yrs4Y
Social media companies should be regulated by an independent body, to prevent misinformation.
@9F58ZK41yr1Y
Our government cannot be trusted not to abuse their powers, and the sites themselves are not the sources of fake news and misinformation.
@9VRZDPF1mo1MO
It is tricky as, even if something is fake news or misleading, it should be on the person to determine this. Is more education needed for this in schools so people can determine this for themselves?
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