Socialmedia Polls - SquareOffs

Should social media platforms ban hate groups/speech?

Asked by KTVZ

718 Votes

Should social media platforms ban hate groups/speech?

53%

Yes, monitor speech! Yes, monitor speech!

47%

No, we have rights! No, we have rights!

53%

Yes, monitor speech!

Social media platforms should be safe to use by all groups. Threats of violence should be first priority when it comes to banning groups, but any hate speech should be monitored... Show More

Social media platforms should be safe to use by all groups. Threats of violence should be first priority when it comes to banning groups, but any hate speech should be monitored as well. Show Less

7 Comments

Richard Dillard

yes some speech should be band. Anything that goes against the constitution and promotes violence should be band.

Ka San

Free speech does not allow yelling "Fire" in a theater when there is no fire, so It's not an absolute right. As such, hate speech should be banned. No one benefits from hate speech, no matter rights!!

Nancy Cook

No one is free to threaten others. Hate speech is a threat.

Kim Yager-Gilchrist

No one should be able to promote hate! It’s about being a decent human being.

Sam Ackerman

The people banning "hate" speech today will be banning what you want to talk about tomorrow.

Heidi Owen

yeah especially if it stops all the damn muslime and m.s. 13, posts and all the other hate American slogans ,.. and yes white supremists included but c'mon the other's are even worse.

HLH *

Enough is enough - If Facebook can't control it then someone else should

Oakley Taylor

Because there is a rampant abundance of hate happening in this country recently. No need to encourage it.

47%

No, we have rights!

Our First Amendment rights negate any jurisdiction a social media platform would have over groups who use the platform and what they say.

Our First Amendment rights negate any jurisdiction a social media platform would have over groups who use the platform and what they say. Show Less

10 Comments

Gary Hatherill

To easy to label opposing views "Hate speech".

Dave Voiles

A very arrogant person would think they have the right to decide what kind of speech is appropriate or acceptable. In some countries people go to prison for disagreeing with the status quo. Want that?

clhuke64

Sure....stopping speech of any kind worked for Hitler and Mussolini……..just saying...

Ken Callison

What constitutes hate speech, and who decides? Just because I have a different point of view, doesn’t mean I’m being hateful.

Christine Young

If we could depend on the fairness of the social media provider, but we can’t. One side will always have more power depending on the provider‘s bias. If we can’t do it right, then zero censorship.

Chase Mays

I think this is an issue for social media platforms to decide what they want to allow. If users are opposed to the platforms speech policies, they will naturally gravitate away from the platform.

Robert Mckheen

Speech is our right just as it is to have a gun.

Sam Ackerman

Nope, not only do we have freedom of speech. But I also find some of the "hate" speech stuff really funny.

Mike Edson

Face book is a private company. so they have the right to edit what is in their site. But I would rather put the speech out for people to see. then they can make up their own mind.

sharder8

Define hate speech today . . . Anything, and I mean anything that may or can offend someone. Heck, even supporting Trump is considered "hate speech" by Liberals. Where does it end?

Do you believe most social media viral posts?

Asked by KTVZ

609 Votes

Do you believe most social media viral posts?

5%

Yes, it's unfiltered Yes, it's unfiltered

95%

No, it's often rumor No, it's often rumor

5%

Yes, it's unfiltered

The real story typically comes from the real people involved. If they express their opinions and tell their story on social media, it's unfiltered.

The real story typically comes from the real people involved. If they express their opinions and tell their story on social media, it's unfiltered. Show Less

1 Comment

95%

No, it's often rumor

Social media's a hotbed of misinformation! I'd never believe a post until I saw it confirmed on a news outlet.

Social media's a hotbed of misinformation! I'd never believe a post until I saw it confirmed on a news outlet. Show Less

8 Comments

Khara H.

People like to share things that are "shocking" and feed into their fear and filter bias. I always fact check or see if I can at least find the story on other sources.

Sam Ackerman

First off a "opinion" is just that. It's not fact, it's not news, it's just what some one thinks or feels. The same goes for "media outlets" No one gives a damm about your "opinions"

Mary Nunnink Owens

You can tell some things would not normally be filmed.

Ka San

One has only to look at FB and its fake news and its coverup of same to know that many social posts are fake. Don't read or trust any of them.

dawnzy

Russian trolls and idiots that perpetuate their crappy memes. Don't believe anything you read on FB without verifying it independently, ever.

sharder8

To often you learn later that it's fake or highly embellished.

cosmo patootie

Obama made it legal to use psyops on our own populace as i recall

Mou Chat Reed

Most of them a re fake news.

Asked by Influence & Co.

261 Votes

How do you measure your content's popularity?

66%

Social shares Social shares

34%

Page views Page views

66%

Social shares

The amount of social shares an article gets determines how well it resonated with the audience.

The amount of social shares an article gets determines how well it resonated with the audience. Show Less

10 Comments

Shawn Logue

More people sharing means more people eventually see.

Jacob King

Because I feel these days it's a far more powerful way to communicate with people

Lauren Greaves

Social shares let me know that the content is actually reaching people and they are engaging with it, not just visiting the page.

Dawn Elizabeth

Social media shares let me know my work resonated enough with readers/viewers that they felt compelled to share my content with others.

William DeLong

Social shares let me expand my content offerings and I get to measure the metrics on Facebook precisely. Social media is a much more viable option than just page views because of the versatility and targeted ads.

Erin Jean

If people are moved enough by your content to share it, I measure its popularity by that action.

RandomHumanMe

Page views are too arbitrary and include people who may disagree or dislike what they just read. However, only people who actively agree and appreciate the content will decide to share it with others.

bob

Page views are too easily inflated by users who see the content only for a moment but do not read or interact with it.

Kathy Handley

Other people sharing my opinion means it resonated more with them than them simply liking it

Shawna Westphal

Though page views are a great measurement for the effectiveness of a headline, shares prove the audience enjoyed the content enough to send out to their network, and that the content has the potential to go viral.

34%

Page views

The amount of views an article gets determines how well it resonated with the audience.

The amount of views an article gets determines how well it resonated with the audience. Show Less

4 Comments

Todd Harris

While sharing is important, some people are simply not willing to share so an important metric should eyes on the content.

Nadia M. Houston

I believe that people visiting the page tells more about its popularity than social shares because a lot of people may read the material without sharing it.

Jill Coleman

Page views seems like a more objective way to measure because you are including all the people who shun social media..

Maranda Jones

While social shares are important, measuring page views helps track conversion through the funnel.

Socialmedia SquareOffs

Should social media platforms ban hate groups/speech?

53% Yes, monitor speech! Yes, monitor speech!

47% No, we have rights! No, we have rights!

53% Yes, monitor speech!

47% No, we have rights!

Do you believe most social media viral posts?

5% Yes, it's unfiltered Yes, it's unfiltered

95% No, it's often rumor No, it's often rumor

5% Yes, it's unfiltered

95% No, it's often rumor

How do you measure your content's popularity?

66% Social shares Social shares

34% Page views Page views

66% Social shares

34% Page views

About Socialmedia

53%

Yes, monitor speech! Yes, monitor speech!

47%

No, we have rights! No, we have rights!

53%

Yes, monitor speech!

47%

No, we have rights!

5%

Yes, it's unfiltered Yes, it's unfiltered

95%

No, it's often rumor No, it's often rumor

5%

Yes, it's unfiltered

95%

No, it's often rumor

66%

Social shares Social shares

34%

Page views Page views

66%

Social shares

34%

Page views