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Silicon Valley is a uniquely American creation, the product of an entrepreneurial spirit and no-holds-barred capitalism that now drives many aspects of modern life.
But the likes of Facebook, Google and Apple are increasingly facing an uncomfortable truth: it is Europe's culture of tougher oversight of companies, not America's laissez-faire attitude, which could soon rule their industry as governments seek to combat fake news and prevent extremists from using the internet to fan the flames of hatred.
While the U.S. has largely relied on market forces to regulate content in a country where free speech is revered, European officials have shown they are willing to act. Germany recently passed a law imposing fines of up to 50 million euros ($59 million) on websites that don't remove hate speech within 24 hours. British Prime Minister Theresa May wants companies to take down extremist material within two hours. And across the EU, Google has for years been obliged to remove search results if there is a legitimate complaint about the content's veracity or relevance.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 03 2017, @05:50PM (3 children)
lolwut
Oh, oh, oh, I've got it. You're a homosexual man living in Texas, and you're frustrated by sodomy laws. I'm with you 100%! Government should not be in the marriage business, and it certainly should not be regulating people's sex lives!
(Score: 1, Flamebait) by The Mighty Buzzard on Friday November 03 2017, @06:35PM (2 children)
You're both living a decade or two in the past. You can buttfuck your boyfriend till his colon falls out in Texas in $current_year.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 4, Informative) by krishnoid on Friday November 03 2017, @06:43PM (1 child)
IANAL, but that seems like it would fall afoul of at least some law.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 03 2017, @06:56PM
Littering?