Do you agree with temporarily Banning access to social media platforms as a way to stop misinformation from spreading and possibly causing racial/religious tensions

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This is a continuation from my last post on the Easter attacks in Sri Lanka.

So we’re not debating other countries decision, for debates sake let’s say if this happened where you live, would you agree with the temporary ban?
Things to consider;
Many people use social media as a means to communicate with loved ones.
Even credible News sites can still possibly hold bias towards different religions/political ideologies and “spin a narrative” as to create such tension (at least here in the US this is the case for some) 
It’s to keep people safe, and maintain overall peace amongst races&religions (especially after civil war and/or majorly tragedy) and decrease speculation while investigation is underway.
Bonus (kinda related) 
I noticed other countries news outlets have made it a point to say it appears Christians were being targeted by a jihadist organization or the inevitable “Islamic terrorist group”. While Sri Lanka has made it a point to avoid that topic due to 10year long civil war they’re recovering from .
Do you believe, if the country in which such a “thing” took place is avoiding that specific type of narrative as to maintain peace amongst their people, should other reporting countries (especially if the tension is similar) follow suit?

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Yes. It makes sense to me. If it stops panic and misinformation sharing. It’s not like Facebook is a human right.

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No, because I feel like that's a slippery slope and could potentially lead to banning other things "temporarily" in a way to control what people see and are made aware of.

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This is just the beginning of banning information. Soon, we’ll be shown only what the government or certain groups of people deem “true” and I find it downright scary. The internet is a weird place, I know not to believe everything I read, I know to do my research and pair it with my own experiences, I know you have to dig deep to uncover unbiased, real information and so on, but when we have someone making decisions to sensor the internet, nothing good will come of it.

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No, simply because it's easier for authories to monitor these things if they are on a more open forum. Banning them only drives them deeper into forums where maybe the authorities dont know where to look and are left without vital info. The U.S. had asked Facebook not to ban Isis for this reason.

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Nope. I think that people can do whatever they want. Unfortunately, people do spread false information but I think it’s overkill to suspend social media for that reason.

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I think it’s a great idea, this way the police can just do their job, get their shit done, without people making up stories or picking out bits and pieces of stories that suit their needs and ideals.
They can release a statement when they’re ready, plus, people died, we don’t need to know anything until everyone’s family has been notified.

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I would not support this in the US and I also dont see it happening in the US because it would directly conflict with 1st amendment rights. 
As much as I would love to see the spread of misinformation controlled somehow, I don't think restricting it all together is the answer.

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I wish I knew more about this so I dunno if it's good or bad 
I'm FRESHLY 38 let's remember the FRESHLY part lmao 
But u have never had social media I only know what I read So I really dnt know but am awaiting to see what other say maybe help me in more

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Yes and No, since they already do temporary bans on things based on misinformation like the "Muslim Ban," prohibition of cannabis, and black history to name a few. Social media isn't a right, I would've rather FB for ex. get shut down when all those fake accounts were made during the 2016 election. Propaganda could be right in ppls face, they say "they'll do their own research," but get real.🙄😂

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Yes, fun fact, you CAN actually survive without checking your insta or Facebook every 5 minutes 🙃

Do you agree with temporarily Banning access to social media platforms as a way to stop misinformation from spreading and possibly causing racial/religious tensions

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