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 189 Workers’ Communist voters.
65% Yes |
35% No |
59% Yes |
28% No |
4% Yes, there is too much fake news and misinformation on social media |
6% 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 |
1% No, the government should not determine what is fake or real news |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 189 Workers’ Communist voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 189 Workers’ Communist voters.
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Unique answers from Workers’ Communist voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
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The government should regulate social media in a way to ensure that social media companies are able to crack down on misinformation and fake news, but do so indirectly as to guarantee that no form of censorship takes place.
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