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Should the government regulate social media sites, as a means to prevent fake news and misinformation?

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 927 Melbourne voters.

42%
Yes
58%
No
36%
Yes
50%
No
4%
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
2%
Yes, social media companies are politically biased and need to be regulated
3%
No, social media companies are private and should not be regulated by the government

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 @B24STGSanswered…4wks4W

Yes, but give the duty to a body independent of the government, and make it an offense for any member of government to try and influence this body.

 @B22YG9Janswered…1mo1MO

The government needs to worry more about videos and photos of people dying on social media that are traumatic, not fake news…

 @9ZR2LN5answered…2mos2MO

Yes and they should be organised into a single state corporation to improve efficiency and reduce leftist misinformation

 @9W899H9answered…3mos3MO

Should not regulate, but some misinformation are too serious which an action from the official should be taken.

 @9S7289Panswered…5mos5MO

Government shouldn't regulate, but they do need the power to go after & shut down fake news & misinformation.

 @9PS5PFLanswered…7mos7MO

They should reuglate social media sites, but not as a means to prevent fake news and misinformation. They should be monitored for illegal activity.

 @9LXD7C9answered…9mos9MO

Provide a service which can debunk and fact-check claims and require social media sites to take down posts pending an investigation.

 @9KC5RBManswered…11mos11MO

There should be a regulation on fake news and misinformation, but only if the government is trustworthy, which is rare.

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 @Vot3rVo1ceChloefrom Ohio  submitted…3wks3W

Trump meeting TikTok CEO as ban deadline looms

US President-elect Donald Trump is meeting the CEO of TikTok as the social media giant fights plans to have it banned in the US.Trump was due to meet Shou Zi Chew at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Monday, the BBC's US partner CBS News reports, citing sources familiar with the meeting.A law passed earlier this year means TikTok will be banned unless it is sold by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, before 19 January.The company has made an emergency application to the US Supreme Court to have the ban delayed.The US wants TikTok sold or banned because of alleged links between ByteDance and the Chinese state, links that both TikTok and ByteDance have always denied.The bill introducing the law said it was intended to "protect the national security of the United States from the threat posed by foreign adversary controlled applications".Trump opposes the ban - despite supporting one during his first term - partly on the grounds that it could help Facebook, which he has accused of aiding his 2020 election loss.Trump's second term, however, won't begin until he is inaugurated on 20 January, the day after the deadline set out in the law.In its filing to the Supreme Court, submitted on Monday, TikTok asked for a "modest delay" to the enforcement of the ban to "create breathing room" for a review by the Court and to allow the incoming administration to "evaluate this matter".It described TikTok as "one of the most significant speech platforms" in the US and said the ban would do "immediate irreparable harm" to the company and its users.

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