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 941 Baja California voters.
38% Yes |
62% No |
30% Yes |
44% No |
7% Yes, there is too much fake news and misinformation on social media |
11% 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 |
7% No, the government should not determine what is fake or real news |
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Unique answers from Baja California voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@8T786LJ3yrs3Y
No, the government shouldn't regulate it itself, but it should make the companies regulate their social media
@8T74XLS3yrs3Y
No, pero sí hacer campañas para concientizar sobre el uso de las redes y la información que circula en ellas
@99PVMSL2yrs2Y
No, while it sounds good in theory, I believe it can easily be extorted
@99C5SCV2yrs2Y
The government should provide factual news sources, increase funding to research agencies, and create institutions that produce research openly available to the public.
@98XL5VH2yrs2Y
No, however the government should incentivise private companies to regulate misinformation themselves
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