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posted by janrinok on Monday August 20 2018, @11:32PM   Printer-friendly
from the demanding-the-impossible dept.

From the BBC.

The European Commission is planning to order websites to delete extremist content on their sites within an hour to avoid the risk of being fined. The regulation would affect Twitter, Facebook and YouTube among others. The crackdown would lead to the EU abandoning its current approach - where the firms self-police - in favour of explicit rules.

The shake-up comes in the wake of high-profile terror attacks across Europe over the past few years.

Julian King, the EU's commissioner for security, told the Financial Times [Subscription required] that the EU would "take stronger action in order to protect our citizens".

The BBC has confirmed the details of the report.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 21 2018, @04:25AM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 21 2018, @04:25AM (#724048)

    Yeah, right, it was the Europeans that stirred the war in Syria and Lybia, to create the deluge of refugees.

    Yeah, they didn't do that. However, they do have the power to not make stupid laws that punish websites for leaving 'undesired' user-posted content up. So, they could start by not making such ridiculous laws.

    Europe is authoritarian, but often in different ways from the US.

  • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Tuesday August 21 2018, @04:42AM (2 children)

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday August 21 2018, @04:42AM (#724051) Journal

    However, they do have the power to not make stupid laws that punish websites for leaving 'undesired' user-posted content up.

    Well, unlike the Americans, they show remarkable restrain from making use of that power.

    (grin)

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 21 2018, @04:49AM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 21 2018, @04:49AM (#724053)

      The laws shouldn't even exist in the first place, whether they are in the US or Europe.

      • (Score: 2, Funny) by c0lo on Tuesday August 21 2018, @05:01AM

        by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday August 21 2018, @05:01AM (#724055) Journal

        What do you prefer, sir: a "humor impaired" label or a "Whoosh"?

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