The remnant of the giants of the social media are faced with the challenge of the European Union to combat hate speech on their platforms. Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and the X's are the uk“, the Code for the new Behavior to the Opposition of the English Language, Illegal hate speech on the internet Plus”. Is a name a lot of time to commit to volunteer, but no less important for that.
The remnant of the giants of the website to sign up to the code of conduct of the EU's counter hate speech on the internet
Technology is great, pledged to be more transparent about how they detect and reduce a language of the world. The most important thing, and they have promised to review the “at least two-thirds of the reports within the first 24 hours. In other words, they guarantee to make it more and more, and the more the better, to the back of a phenomenon is more and more popular. As recalled, the commissioner of the EU, Michael McGrath, the language of hate, “is upon the values of human rights and fundamental to the european union and the stability of the democracy of our own”.
But be careful: the code of conduct is a voluntary, does not provide for sanctions for those who do not observe it. So much to Elon Musk in the year 2022 drew my Twitter (now, X) of the agreement is similar to the dezinformimin. But this time there is something new: the code is integrated in the Service of Digital (DSA), the new law of the european union, for services to the digital. So, in compliance with the code and will help them demonstrate that they are meeting the obligations of their SEA, to moderate the content of the law. It will not be mandatory, but, of course, that would set them under a magnifying glass.
The hatred on the internet is a threat to the strengthening of social media
In the end, hate speech on the internet is a problem for more and more urgent. As she said McGrath, “the hatred and polarization are the threats to the values and fundamental rights of the EU and to undermine the stability of the democracy of our own. The internet is reinforcing the negative effects of hate speech.” This is the reason why the EU is hoping that the Code of Conduct+ will also play a role in “the provision of a response to the strong”.
The code of Conduct of the EU, it is a step forward in the fight against hate speech on the internet, but, of course, is not the final solution. A lot will depend on the willingness of the platform, in order to respect the commitments made. And the ability of the EU to monitor and exert pressure on them to do so. On the way to a network of more civil and respectful is always a long and gjarpëruese. But at the very least, it's a start.
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