Internet and social media giants Facebook, Twitter, Google’s YouTube and Microsoft on Tuesday pledged to combat online hate speech in Europe as the European Union’s European Commission unveiled a new code of conduct in Brussels designed to avoid the “spread of illegal hate speech.”
The companies vowed to review most valid requests for removal of illegal hate speech within 24 hours and to remove or disable access if necessary.
To be observed. Closely.
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