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…
Read moreResponse rates from 1.7k Swiss voters.
44% Yes |
56% No |
38% Yes |
47% No |
3% Yes, there is too much fake news and misinformation on social media |
6% 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 |
3% No, social media companies are private and should not be regulated by the government |
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Unique answers from Swiss voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
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No, but it has a responsibility to ensure freedom of speech. What’s factual and fake needs to be determined by the consumer, not the government.
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