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Musk’s impact on content moderation at Twitter faces early test in Germany
11:06 am PST • November 21, 2022
A German law requiring social media platforms to promptly respond to reports of hate speech — and in some cases remove illegal speech within 24 hours of it being brought…
Media & Entertainment
Germany tightens online hate speech rules to make platforms send reports straight to the feds
7:02 am PDT • June 19, 2020
While a French online hate speech law has just been derailed by the country’s top constitutional authority on freedom of expression grounds, Germany is beefing up hate speech rules —…
Media & Entertainment
Germany’s social media hate speech law is now in effect
9:13 am PDT • October 2, 2017
A new law has come into force in Germany aimed at regulating social media platforms to ensure they remove hate speech within set periods of receiving complaints — within 24…