Tech Giants Vow to Tackle Online Hate Speech Within 24 Hours
Facebook, Twitter, Google, Microsoft, unveil code of conduct
Terror attacks show urgent need to address hate posts, says EU
They never stop spreading their messages.
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U.S. Internet giants Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc., Google and Microsoft Corp. pledged to tackle online hate speech in less than 24 hours as part of a joint commitment with the European Union to combat the use of social media by terrorists.
Beyond national laws that criminalize hate speech, there is a need to ensure such activity by Internet users is “expeditiously reviewed by online intermediaries and social media platforms, upon receipt of a valid notification, in an appropriate time-frame,” the companies and the European Commission said in a joint statement on Tuesday.
The code of conduct arrives as Europe comes to terms with the bloody attacks in Paris and Brussels by Islamic State, which has used the Web and social media to spread its message of hate against its enemies. The companies said it remains a “challenge” to strike the right balance between freedom of expression and hate speech in the self-generated content on online platforms.
“We remain committed to letting the Tweets flow,” said Twitter’s head of public policy for Europe, Karen White, in the statement. “However, there is a clear distinction between freedom of expression and conduct that incites violence and hate.”
Platforms Sued
A French Jewish youth group, UEJF, sued Twitter, Facebook and Google in Paris this month over how they monitor hate speech on the web. In the course of about six weeks in April and May, members of French anti-discrimination groups flagged unambiguous hate speech that they said promoted racism, homophobia or anti-Semitism. More than 90 percent of the posts pointed out to Twitter and YouTube remained online within 15 days on average following requests for removal, according to the study by UEJF, SOS Racisme and SOS Homophobie.
“With a global community of 1.6 billion people we work hard to balance giving people the power to express themselves whilst ensuring we provide a respectful environment,” said Monika Bickert, head of global policy management at Facebook, in the statement. “There’s no place for hate speech on Facebook.”
So who get to decide whether or not what you have to say is Hateful?
Why any SJW out there can file a complaint against you now and you will have no fucking idea who, or how to fight it.
So, if that's how they wanna play, let me just get this out of the way now,
I Hate Everybody.
That should cover it.
I'll be over here spreading my messages of intolerance while you overly sensitive parasitic cocksuckers get busy filling out the forms.
4 comments:
As is ALWAYS the case, they will NOT divulge what constitutes 'hate speech' until they invoke it. Nor will they say who gets to make the decisions......
I hate everything twisted by governing idiots
Wildflower
right there with you,,my oh my
Hate speech HHHHmmmm ok here goes mine . I believe in the constitution ,States rights, term limits, jury nullification, Immigration laws, posse cumitatus. Ok that should scare them. See I didn't even mention Muslims swine, candy ass fudgepacker, politically correct transvestites, whore politicians or DYKES running for president.
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