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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@8QDSNZY4yrs4Y
It depends on the site and how much harm it can create
@5643HNN4yrs4Y
Yes, by reintroducing the FCC Fairness Doctrine
@8CFLXGH5yrs5Y
No, but there should be some sort of check in place to help limit the spread of misinformation on social media
@8SFDLS64yrs4Y
No, but the government should be able to give fair penalties to websites with large user-bases if they do not regulate the spread of misinformation themselves.
@8T67P4N4yrs4Y
Misinformation should be flagged but the government should not control what is put on social media unless it's harmful or encourages violence.
@2GB8K923yrs3Y
No, but categorize social media platforms as public utilities and regulate them as such
@5SX94C94yrs4Y
No, but only because the government can not be trusted to fairly and accurately regulate the rampant misinformation on social media.
@75KRFBJ4yrs4Y
No, this should be left to social media companies, with the government intervening if it gets out of control.
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, but government should encourage self-regulation of social media companies through increased fines when perceived and/or proven illegal content is not removed within a set period of time
@7PTCG383yrs3Y
No, but Congress should pass a law that will increase the self-regulation of social media companies through increased fines when perceived and/or proven illegal content is not removed within a set period of time
@8PKXR3W4yrs4Y
They should break up their corporate powers, but not because of the news that is on them.
@8S2LJ244yrs4Y
Yes, there is too much fake news and misinformation on social media, as well as politically biased social media companies also contributing to the spread of fake news and misinformation.
@8XTW3QC3yrs3Y
Yes, only with instances where fake news and misinformation threaten national security
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