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 |
60% 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 106k Italy voters.
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Unique answers from Italy users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
@9MMHTHW1wk1W
On one hand it would be good idea if there is a body which is in charge of regulating the circulation of fake news in social media, however such measure shall be strongly regulated in order not to develop into a tool for providing only one-sided views that match the ideals and mentions only the success of the geopolitical spectrum.
@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.
@97QPP5W2yrs2Y
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
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