The German government is to begin taking legal action against social media companies that fail to quickly remove hate speech and other illegal content . The ‘Faces’ campaign aims to show the breadth of “modern” cannabis customers by including people that might be your friends, neighbours and even your granny. Under a law that was passed in July and came into effect in October , platforms including Facebook , Twitter and YouTube can face fines of up to € 50 m ( $ 60 m ) if they fail to remove " obviously illegal " material within 24 hours of being notified about it . The justice ministry had given firms until the end of July to prepare for the introduction of sanctions under the law , known as NetzDG .
The German government is to begin taking legal action against social media companies that fail to quickly remove hate speech and other illegal content . Under a law that was passed in July and came into effect in October , platforms including Facebook , Twitter and YouTube can face fines of up to € 50 m ( $ 60 m ) if they fail to remove " obviously illegal " material within 24 hours of being notified about it . The justice ministry had given firms until the end of July to prepare for the introduction of sanctions under the law , known as NetzDG .