Facebook, Google, Twitter agree German hate-speech deal
Justice minister: Social media cannot 'become a funfair for the far right'
Published: 11 hours ago
(BBC News) Facebook, Google and Twitter have agreed a deal with Germany under which they will remove hate speech posted on their websites within 24 hours.
German Justice Minister Heiko Maas said the measures would ensure German law was applied online.
Social media cannot “become a funfair for the far right,” he said.
The agreement follows reports of a rise in online racism in Germany as the country manages an influx of up to one million migrants and refugees in 2015.
Mr Maas said complaints about hate speech would be assessed by “specialist teams” at the three companies, who would also make it easier for such posts to be reported.
They would assess complaints using the benchmark of German law “and no longer just the terms of use of each network”, he said.
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