As Free Expression Lines Blur Within EU Social Media Giants Vow To Tackle Hate Speech

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<p>‘Social me ia gia ts Facebook I c., Twitter I c., Google a Microsoft Corp. have vowe to tackle o li e hate speech i less tha 24 ho rs as part of a joi t commitme t with the E ropea U io to combat the se of social me ia by terrorists, reports Bloomberg Tech ology.</p>
<p>Beyo atio al laws that crimi alize hate speech, there is a ee to e s re s ch activity by I ter et sers is “expe itio sly reviewe by o li e i terme iaries a social me ia platforms, po receipt of a vali otificatio , i a appropriate time-frame,” the compa ies a the E ropea Commissio sai i a joi t stateme t o T es ay.</p>
<p>The compa ies claim that it remai s a “challe ge” to strike a bala ce betwee protecti g free om of expressio a elimi ati g hate speech beca se of the ser ge erate co te t o their platforms.’</p>
<p><a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/05/social-me ia-gia ts-tackle-hate-speech.html" target="_bla k">Rea more: As Free Expressio Li es Bl r Withi EU Social Me ia Gia ts Vow To Tackle Hate Speech</a></p>