On Sunday , the European Commission warn Facebook , Twitter , Google , YouTube and Microsoft that if the company do not treat their hate speech problems , the EU will act out legislation that will force them to do so .
In May , those five companies voluntarily sign up a computer code of deportment to fight down illegal hatred words on their platforms within 24 60 minutes . The EU inquire that companies be willing to handicap or remove depicted object from their platforms and if necessary , to advance “ ‘ counter - story ’ to hate manner of speaking , ” Reutersreported . But on Sunday , the European Commission revealed that the companies were not abide by with this codification in a satisfactory manner .
“ In exercise the companies take longer and do not yet achieve this finish . They only review 40 pct of the recorded cases in less than 24 hours , ” a Commission officialtoldReuters . The Commission ’s report found that YouTube responded to theme of harassment the truehearted , and unsurprisingly , Twitter found itself in last stead .
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“ If Facebook , YouTube , Twitter and Microsoft want to convince me and the minister that the non - legislative approach can knead , they will have to pretend apace and make a solid effort in the hail month , ” Jourovátoldthe Financial Times on Sunday .
Unlike the United States , freedom of language is not a cardinal rightfulness in Europe , and the EU has hate speech laws that it need to implement online . The European Uniondefinedhate speech in this computer code as “ all conduct publicly stir up to violence or hatred directed against a group of persons or a extremity of such a group defined by reference work to wash , colour , faith , descent or national or ethnic origin . ”
Vĕra Jourová , the EU commissioner for justice , told reportersin May that the attacks in Brussels and Paris triggered the creation of the code of behaviour . “ This accord is an significant stride forward to assure that the net stay a place of free and democratic saying , ” she said . “ Where European values and laws are prize . ”
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The Commission ’s justice minister will meet in Brussels on Thursday to discuss the written report .
[ Reuters ]
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