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Article

24 Jan 2018

Author:
Nikolaj Nielsen, EU Observer

EU: Instagram & Google+ join co's incl. Facebook, Twitter, Youtube & Microsoft in Commission-led anti-hate speech efforts

"Instagram and Google Plus join EU anti-hate speech drive", 19 Jan 18

Social media outlets Instagram and Google Plus are joining ranks with other IT firms as part of a broader European Commission effort to remove online hate speech.

...EU justice commissioner Vera Jourova said the two firms would now join Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Microsoft to remove the offending material... 

IT firms last summer adopted an EU commission code of conduct that requires them to remove online hate speech within a day of notification. Jourova, who presented a review of those efforts based on a sample of reports, said the pace of the overall take downs had increased over the past year... 

Racist comments against ethnic minorities, anti-muslin hatred, and xenophobia dominated the take downs. EU justice ministers are set to discuss the results next week amid broader questions on whether to regulate the issue. But Jourova, who appeared pleased with the results, said she preferred to keep the system voluntary and not to get the courts involved.