Commission: 120 minutes to remove illegal online content: "Earlier this month, Titanic, a German satirical magazine had its Twitter account banned after poking fun at a right-wing AfD member, which poses questions on freedom of expression.
Twitter, along with other social media platforms, now face a potential €50 million fine in Germany since the start of the year if content that violates German hate speech laws is not removed within 24 hours.
Last September, the French ministry of interior had also ordered two Indymedia websites to remove content deemed a "provocation to terrorism".
The same content had been published in more mainstream media outlets but without recrimination from the ministry.
But EU security commissioner King, in a tweet, said more action is needed by the companies.
"Today we discussed, with industry, the need for faster action. If possible on a voluntary basis - but, if necessary we'll look at further steps," he said.
Last year's commission's paper on illegal content, known as a communication, was widely criticised by MEPs who said its ideas on automatic detection of bad content risked undermining rule of law." 'via Blog this'
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