BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union reached an agreement Tuesday with some of the world’s biggest social media firms, including Facebook and Twitter, on ways to combat the spread of hate speech online.
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Facebook, Twitter and other Silicon Valley giants agree to new hate speech rules
Some of the world’s largest technology companies have agreed to new EU regulations that mean they will have to take down hate speech within 24 hours of it being posted to their platforms.
Top software makers put a lot of effort into securing the updates they send to your devices. But it turns out the top hardware makers aren’t so careful