Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Microsoft back EU hate speech rules

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Go back to Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Microsoft back EU hate speech rules

Facebook (FB), Twitter (TWTR), Microsoft (MSFT) Join European Commission Hate Speech Initiative

May 31, 2016 11:41 AM EDT

The Commission together with Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Microsoft (the IT companies) today unveil a code of conduct that includes a series of commitments to combat the spread of illegal hate speech online in Europe.

The IT Companies support the European Commission and EU Member States in the effort to respond to the challenge of ensuring that online platforms do not offer opportunities for illegal online hate speech to spread virally. They share, together with other platforms and social media companies, a collective responsibility and pride in promoting and facilitating freedom of expression throughout the online... More