Tech Giants Vow to Tackle Online Hate Speech Within 24 Hours
- Facebook, Twitter, Google, Microsoft, unveil code of conduct
- Terror attacks show urgent need to address hate posts, says EU
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U.S. Internet giants Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc., Google and Microsoft Corp. pledged to tackle online hate speech in less than 24 hours as part of a joint commitment with the European Union to combat the use of social media by terrorists.
Beyond national laws that criminalize hate speech, there is a need to ensure such activity by Internet users is “expeditiously reviewed by online intermediaries and social media platforms, upon receipt of a valid notification, in an appropriate time-frame,” the companies and the European Commission said in a joint statement on Tuesday.