Most Americans say the U.S. government and technology companies should each take steps to restrict false information and extremely violent content online.

65% of Americans support tech companies moderating false information online and 55% support the U.S. government taking these steps. These shares have increased since 2018. Americans are even more supportive of tech companies (71%) and the U.S. government (60%) restricting extremely violent content online.

@DonnieDarkmode@lemm.ee
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they’re classified as entertainment instead of news

If you’re referencing the Tucker Carlson defamation suit, that’s not a correct reading of the decision.

@NightAuthor@beehaw.org
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Admin spreading misinformation?

@DonnieDarkmode@lemm.ee
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Are they an admin? The account seems to be registered on another instance. But in any event what they said is a super common misconception about the case. I guess you could make an argument that it’s spreading misinformation, but only if you’re being very literal and ignoring what most people think of when they hear “spreading misinformation”.

@Shikadi@lemmy.sdf.org
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I wasn’t referring to the case, but turns out I’m wrong anyway. Edited my original comment

@Shikadi@lemmy.sdf.org
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Not an admin

@Shikadi@lemmy.sdf.org
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I wasn’t referencing that actually, but turns out it’s not true anyway. Edited my comment

@DonnieDarkmode@lemm.ee
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Ok got it. I assumed you were, but did figure there was a small chance you were referencing something else which is why I phrased my comment the way I did. Thanks for clarifying!

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Thanks for existing!

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