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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31% No |
59% Yes |
19% No |
7% 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 |
See how support for each position on “Social Media Regulation” has changed over time for 95.6k Italy voters.
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See how importance of “Social Media Regulation” has changed over time for 95.6k Italy voters.
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Unique answers from Italy users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
@99772FM1yr1Y
No, but the government should make non-biased, reputable news sources easily accessible to people
@9974GV21yr1Y
No, could create precedent that will lead to censorship of anti-government information
@992PGW41yr1Y
No, the government should instead invest in information campaigns so that people can conclude what it and isn't fake news themselves.
@97QPP5W1yr1Y
Yes, but they should make social media websites use fact checking and remain neutral
@95CDCWV2yrs2Y
No regulations, but fines if fake news are a deliberate policy of the company
@94L3W8T2yrs2Y
No, they should create educational projects to help people be conscious of the credibility of news
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