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 5.1k Christchurch voters.
43% Yes |
57% No |
38% Yes |
46% No |
3% 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 |
4% No, social media companies are private and should not be regulated by the government |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 5.1k Christchurch voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 5.1k Christchurch voters.
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Unique answers from Christchurch voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@8CBZCDF4yrs4Y
An independent watchdog could monitor and highlight fake news activity. Should not be a government activity.
@9DW54TQ1yr1Y
No, but social media companies should be obligated to do better checks on high risk accounts and shut them down to prevent hate speech. E.g the publication and live video feed of the Christchurch mosque attacks
@9HK9YD6 12mos12MO
The leg seats parties and formed news fake and left wings and supporters by legal in socialist by legend former UK prime minister Boris Johnson and former US president Donald Trump hoping the straight wings gives government changes
@9G5M2RL1yr1Y
No, but schools should have compulsory classes on how to find legitimate research and unbiased information
@9G4QD921yr1Y
No, they should not regulate it but government should remove all social media. Time waster for the masses
@9G4PNS5 1yr1Y
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.
@9DWJM661yr1Y
The government should pass legislation so that it requires social media companies to regulate themselves but requirements are set by the government.
@9D5VKYQ1yr1Y
No, the government must regulate fairness as opposed to truth. Social media companies should only be required to honestly declare their political positions publicly and transparently so that users have the chance to be aware of their biases.
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