The European Commission (EC) has set out a series of measures aimed at speeding up the removal of extremist or illegal content from social media sites. Among them is a "60 minutes" rule, during which sites must notify content providers of the unsuitability of materials, and take them down within one-hour. The EC is also urging firms to put in place systems such as automated detection and use more human moderators, or run the risk of genuine legislation being drafted. The European trade association EDiMA said the rules were a "missed opportunity for valuable evidence-based policy making".
The European Commission (EC) has set out a series of measures aimed at speeding up the removal of extremist or illegal content from social media sites. Among them is a "one-hour" rule, during which sites must notify content providers of the unsuitability of materials, and take them down within 60 minutes. The EC is also urging firms to put in place systems such as automated detection and use more human moderators, or run the risk of genuine legislation being drafted. The European trade association EDiMA said the rules were a "missed opportunity for valuable evidence-based policy making".