READ MORE: The German government is to begin taking legal action against social media companies that fail to quickly remove hate speech and other illegal material. Under a law that was passed in June and came into effect in October, platforms including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube could face fines of up to €50m ($60m) if they fail to remove "obviously illegal" material within 24 hours of being notified about it. Social networks have been under pressure from politicians for years over the way their algorithms filter out offensive or fake news.
The German government is to begin taking legal action against social media companies that fail to quickly remove hate speech and other illegal material. Under a law that was passed in June and came into effect in October, platforms including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube could face fines of up to €50m ($60m) if they fail to remove "obviously illegal" material within 24 hours of being notified about it. Social networks have been under pressure from politicians for years over the way their algorithms filter out offensive or fake news.