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

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No, but schools should have compulsory classes on how to find legitimate research and unbiased information

No, they should not regulate it but government should remove all social media. Time waster for the masses

It should be illegal to literally make stuff & pot stir with misleading headlines to get attention like stuff & Herald always do. Also stop talking about gangs what so ever. No mention of them unless it’s about all the bad stuff they do. We are no under any circumstances feel sorry for any of them.

No, but people should be more educated on how to decipher fake news

i do not have enough information to give an informed answer

We should have a third party regulator

In theory yes, but having government regulate is a slippery slope.

It depends on the site’s history

No, but should provide education on how to detect misinformation

No because the government always has an agenda so they could change things to work for them

No but make policies that mean that sites have to themselves fact check their information to make sure there isn’t fake news.

There should be guidelines and regulations on those but it should not be in favour of a particular party, should be an independent commission.

There should be more education around how to determine fake news. Publishing something that is not true is already covered by existing laws.

A separate body should do this

They should be nationalised

No, just regulate news on social media instead of social media itself

Somewhat, they should flag things with fake news tags but not delete it.

No, but there should be consequences for social media hate speech and bullying.

Yes but regulated by an outside organisation.

yes, but it should be done with complete transparency and it has to be proven as a fact

No, but social media should control its self unless their site is being used to peddle violence or hate against others.

Yes, but they should only be able to flag it as such, not ban it. And be transparent about their reasons for doing so with an explanation as to why. They should not have the power to delete it, such a power takes away freedom of speech

No, bit more education around social media needs to be taught to all ages

This could be covered by legislation and Courts to cover false and misleading information

Government has more important things to focus on. Common sense

Yes for fake news and social engineering bit is a fine line

No, the government should work to educate people on how to recognise misinformation for themselves.

Government should have the right to fine any company that breeches a law to enforce truth in information provided on their sites

No social media companies should

No but the companies should be treated as content providers as opposed to neutral platforms and as such lose any legal protections.

An independent news team could provide warnings independent of govt.

No but more regulation should be placed on social media companies to remove fake news

They should be regulated but not specifically by the current ruling government.

No and yes. Social network sites need regulation around this issue, but a government is not the regulatory body for this task.

Yes, but the criteria for what is fake news needs to be regulated.

Yes, but only to a lesser degree

Not ban, but keep them on their toes to delete abusive / criminal / hate speech and any other content deemed inappropriate

Government shouldn't have control over social media sites, however they should put forward best management practices and guidelines for these sites to have unbiased algorithms and reduction of fake news.

People need to use their own intelligence and work out their own opinions and stances, and not be to taken in and reliant on social media. People have become lazy and believe too much of what they hear through social media.

Yes, but by a non-biased entity that will fact-check the data and provide true and accurate information.

They should be regulated by an independent authority

Very hard to answer... social media is never going to go away and we will believe what we want to hear and what we see for ourselves, it’s not up to any government to control our mind

No, but some sort of regulation is needed

People should just use reliable sourced

No but official news/tabloid companies that post in NZ social media should be held to the broadcasting standards.

No, but employ AI to regulate online social media site content.

The government can combat fake news in other ways, such as critical thinking skills, sharing true information

should be regulated but relatively independent body from govt