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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11562

1 June 2016
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) jha
Commission unveils criticised code of conduct against online expressions of hatred

Brussels, 31/05/2016 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 31 May, the European Commission unveiled a code of conduct for fighting hate speech and apologist for terrorism, which four US technology giants have signed up to, namely Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Microsoft.

The code of conduct notes the “commitment of worldwide IT companies to review the majority of valid notifications for removal of illegal hate speech in less than 24 hours and remove or disable access to such content, if...

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
ECONOMY - FINANCE
EXTERNAL ACTION
INSTITUTIONAL
CULTURE
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
EUROPEAN COUNCIL
NEWS BRIEFS