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 188 Italy Alive voters.
68% Yes |
32% No |
59% Yes |
21% No |
9% Yes, there is too much fake news and misinformation on social media |
6% No, the government should not determine what is fake or real news |
1% 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 188 Italy Alive voters.
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Unique answers from Italy Alive voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9MMHTHW6mos6MO
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.
@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
@8YHNW8Z3yrs3Y
No, considering the freedom of expression, and even the fact that social media companies are private, so they should be treated the same as other private companies. Still there should obviously space for respect, but tolerance (that is a fundamental value) should not be shown in cases of hate or false statements.
@99772FM2yrs2Y
No, but the government should make non-biased, reputable news sources easily accessible to people
@9974GV22yrs2Y
No, could create precedent that will lead to censorship of anti-government information
@992PGW42yrs2Y
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
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