Archived Germany Raids Homes of 36 People Accused of Hateful Postings Over Social Media (nytimes.com)
submitted ago by HookHandNodin
Posted by: HookHandNodin
Posting time: 3.5 years ago on
Last edit time: never edited.
Archived on: 9/20/2017 10:00:00 AM
Views: 306
SCP: 5
5 upvotes, 0 downvotes (100% upvoted it)
Archived Germany Raids Homes of 36 People Accused of Hateful Postings Over Social Media (nytimes.com)
submitted ago by HookHandNodin
view the rest of the comments →
[–] derram ago
https://archive.is/MqvKW | :
'Social media outlets would have 24 hours to delete “obviously criminal content” and a week to decide on more ambiguous cases. '
'Under the draft statute, networks must offer a readily available complaint process for posts that may amount to threats, hate speech, defamation, or incitement to commit a crime, among other offenses. '
'The law, approved by Germany’s cabinet in April, would be enforced with fines of up to $53 million. '
'According to a recent government study, Facebook deleted just 39 percent of illegal hate speech within 24 hours in January and February, despite signing a code of conduct in 2015 pledging to meet this standard. '
'Under German law, social media users are subject to a range of punishments for posting illegal material, including a prison sentence of up to five years for inciting racial hatred. '
This has been an automated message.