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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State
Response rates from 2.5k Victoria voters.
40% Yes |
60% No |
36% Yes |
48% No |
2% Yes, there is too much fake news and misinformation on social media |
7% 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 |
5% No, social media companies are private and should not be regulated by the government |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 2.5k Victoria voters.
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Unique answers from Victoria voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
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The government needs to worry more about videos and photos of people dying on social media that are traumatic, not fake news…
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Yes and they should be organised into a single state corporation to improve efficiency and reduce leftist misinformation
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Should not regulate, but some misinformation are too serious which an action from the official should be taken.
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Government shouldn't regulate, but they do need the power to go after & shut down fake news & misinformation.
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They should reuglate social media sites, but not as a means to prevent fake news and misinformation. They should be monitored for illegal activity.
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Provide a service which can debunk and fact-check claims and require social media sites to take down posts pending an investigation.
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There should be a regulation on fake news and misinformation, but only if the government is trustworthy, which is rare.
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Both public and private involvement to regulate this is necessary to increase likelihood of fair and reasonable regulation over either sides political alignment
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