EU hate speech accord highlights escalating pressure over content regulation

When the European Union and four major US internet firms agreed to halt illegal hate speech from their services, they are facing intense pressure to curtail and monitor content. Under the agreement, Facebook Inc., Google's YouTube, Microsoft Corp., and Twitter Inc. will look into reports of hate posts within 24 hours and disable or revoke access to the content, if needed. Governments in the region have been responding to increasing commentaries on pro-Islamic State, anti-immigrant, and other sensitive issues on social media. Although the four companies played down the importance of the agreement, people privy to the matter disclosed the recent EU pact is inclined to implementing more prohibitions.

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