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[–] Kattie [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

With a general election looming next year, a range of German politicians are growing increasingly concerned over what they see as the spread of “fake news” and are considering forcing Facebook to delete posts they deem unacceptable, according to German media.

The vice-chairman of the SPD parliamentary party, Thomas Opperman, told German media outlet Funke Medien-gruppe that the German government would seek to hold Facebook accountable for any spread of misinformation, which could go as far as forcing them to delete posts.

Opperman added that this would include things such as “made-up news reports, conspiracy theories, hate and rabble-rousing.”