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Briefing
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- Fines for Hate Speech Inaction – German ministers approved new bill that will fine social networking sites up to €50 million ($53.4 million) for not deleting illegal content, such as hate speech and fake news, quickly
- Quick Content Removal – Requires social media sites to delete obvious criminal content according to German laws within 24 hours and other illegal content after seven days
- Freedom of Speech Protection – Motions authorities to be careful not to restrict freedom of speech
- European Policy Influence – Potentially start Europe-wide legislation fining companies for illegal content on social networking sites
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Accelerator
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Market Disruption
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Sector
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Information Technology
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Organization
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Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc.
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Source
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Original Publication Date
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April 5, 2017
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