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posted by Fnord666 on Friday September 29 2017, @06:11PM   Printer-friendly
from the you-don't-say dept.

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Facebook, Twitter and other social media companies have been given an ultimatum by the European Union: rid your platforms of hate speech or face legal consequences.

European regulators have been pushing social media firms to remove racist and violent posts from their platforms in a timely manner for years. Their patience is running out.

Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft and Google have all pledged to do more. In May 2016, they promised to review a majority of hate speech flagged by users within 24 hours and to remove any illegal content.

But the European Commission, EU's top regulator, said Thursday they are still failing to act fast enough. It said it would pass laws allowing the EU to impose punishments on companies that fail to act.

"The situation is not sustainable: in more than 28% of cases, it takes more than one week for online platforms to take down illegal content," said Mariya Gabriel, the EU's top official in charge of the digital economy and society.

The Commission said it will consider implementing new laws to tackle the problem if the online platforms fail to "take swift action over the coming months."

Source: http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/28/technology/hate-speech-facebook-twitter-europe/index.html


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  • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Saturday September 30 2017, @04:31AM (5 children)

    by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Saturday September 30 2017, @04:31AM (#575196) Journal

    What the hell, Runaway. Stop projecting. I know I'm not better or smarter than everyone else. And stop assuming I want to pass laws like that; it's a strawman. You don't know me personally, or you'd know I've got a "live and let die" streak that borders on libertarian, at least on the personal level. I've been watching the upswing of hate speech laws with more than a little trepidation, as it's just about the mother of all slippery slopes.

    That said, I believe censorship is stupid; the best way to deal with stinkin' thinking is to get it out in the open where it can be ridiculed as it deserves. You, by the way, are exhibit B :)

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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday September 30 2017, @02:12PM (4 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Saturday September 30 2017, @02:12PM (#575283) Journal

    No, I am NOT an exhibitionist. Are you projecting here?

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 30 2017, @08:19PM (3 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 30 2017, @08:19PM (#575363)

      At least we found the limits of your education. Stopped at "E" apparently :D

      • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Sunday October 01 2017, @04:00AM (2 children)

        by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Sunday October 01 2017, @04:00AM (#575467) Journal

        This isn't a case of intellectual debility. Runaway's state of mind has been steadily worsening over the last 6 weeks or so if his posts are any indication. He's said virtually nothing insightful, is committing fallacies he never used to, and is starting to attack people out of the blue, as you saw above...and not even with anything that works. I seriously think he's having some kind of substance abuse issue or other similar life problem right now,

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        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 01 2017, @06:44AM (1 child)

          by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 01 2017, @06:44AM (#575491)

          That's nice. So when do you hang out your shingle and start taking patients, Doc?

          • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Sunday October 01 2017, @10:12PM

            by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Sunday October 01 2017, @10:12PM (#575693) Journal

            Considering I already have a 50+ hour workweek and no psychology degree, not any time soon.

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