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Germany threatens tech firms with €50m fines for hate speech
German ministers have approved a draft law aimed at tackling the growing problem of cyber hate and false information of a criminal nature on the web.
The legislation still has to be debated in parliament, but it proposes fines of up to 50 million euros against social media sites repeatedly failing to remove harmful content.
Internet companies insist it is impossible to control the massive amounts of text and images being posted on the web.
Some companies say it is not their job to police…
READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2017/04/05/german-cabinet-approves-tough-new-cyber-hate-law
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@GothicTeaVea
February 23, 2024 at 8:41 am
Wow I just watched plenty of videos talking about Germany's freedom of speech and how awesome it was and then I watched this?
@darthvader5300
February 23, 2024 at 8:41 am
Uncensored speech and uncensored news and uncensored video-audio evidences that are irrefutable and harmful to the ruling political party's failures WILL NOW BE CONSIDERED HATE SPEECH. HATE SPEECH IS ANTI-FREEDOM OF SPEECH!