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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55% No |
38% Yes |
45% No |
5% Yes, there is too much fake news and misinformation on social media |
6% No, social media companies are private and should not be regulated by the government |
2% Yes, social media companies are politically biased and need to be regulated |
4% No, the government should not determine what is fake or real news |
See how support for each position on “Social Media Regulation” has changed over time for 2.6k Germany voters.
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Unique answers from Germany users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
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I don't agree the Government should regulate Social media because of Fake News and misinformation but People should be required to officially register to be able to use social media to instill some form of accountability.
@9J3KYCR3mos3MO
No, but particularly bad examples that are affiliated with hostile foreign governments (such as TikTok) should be
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Depends on the severity
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No, government can work to produce an environment that does not produce such fake news and offer help to those effected. In serious cases, some sort of sanction is needed.
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yes, but we must be careful not to break the internet. The wording of the law can lead to sites either over-regulating and removing anything remotely controversial or regulating nothing.
@9993P6D1yr1Y
No, but government has the duty to combat misinformation by providing accurate information
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