Some of the world’s biggest online comapnies, including Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft and YouTube have pledged their support to a new EU code of conduct designed to crack down on posts containing hate speech.
As part of a fresh set of guidelines agreed with the European Commission, the web giants will now aim to tackle threatening or abusive messages posted in Europe within 24 hours of being notified; by removing the content or disabling a user’s profile if necessary.
The code also stipulates that the tech companies must continue in their efforts to tackle hate speech online via “development of internal Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
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