Germany accuses Twitter of failing to remove illegal hate speech
In an early FAFO test for Elon Musk, Germany could be set to fine Twitter for repeatedly failing to comply with its social media hate speech takedown law.
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In an early FAFO test for Elon Musk, Germany could be set to fine Twitter for repeatedly failing to comply with its social media hate speech takedown law.
Germany could fine Twitter up to €50 million, under the country's Network Enforcement Act for failing to take down incitements of hate, defamatory speech, and personal threats.
Elon Musk's free speech stand clashes with German authorities, who may fine Twitter up to $54.7 million for not removing illegal content.
This report follows our previous updates on European digital regulation and compliance developments for 2021 (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4) and (Q1, Q2, and Q3) 2022.
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