Germany Set to Pass New Law to Punish Social Media Networks for Permitting Hate Speech to Exist
Taking a bold authoritarian step towards fighting online hate speech, Germany intends to pass a law that would fine social media outlets up to $53m for failing to delete hateful comments within a designated time frame.
Out of all the social media outlets, YouTube is the best at monitoring hate speech, with a 90% removal rate inside a week. Facebook was second at 39% and Twitter an abysmal last at just 1%.
Lots of hate happening on Twitter these days. Evidently, something will have to be done about that.