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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46% No |
53% Yes |
42% No |
1% Yes, there is too much fake news and misinformation on social media |
2% No, the government should not determine what is fake or real news |
1% Yes, social media companies are politically biased and need to be regulated |
2% No, social media companies are private and should not be regulated by the government |
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Unique answers from Russia users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
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Maybe, depends on how harmful the fake news is
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yes as long as there is a means in order to prevent corruption from the government
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Yes, social media companies are politically biased and need to be regulated and there is too much fake news and misinformation on social media
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