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Facebook, Google, Twitter agree to delete hate speech in 24 hours: Germany
Reuters ^
| 15 December 2015
Posted on 01/09/2016 11:12:15 AM PST by Lorianne
Germany said on Tuesday that Facebook, Google and Twitter have agreed to delete hate speech from their websites within 24 hours, a new step in the fight against rising online racism following the refugee crisis.
The government has been trying to get social platforms to crack down on the rise in anti-foreigner comments in German on the web as the country struggles to cope with an influx of more than 1 million refugees this year.
The new agreement makes it easier for users and anti-racism groups to report hate speech to specialist teams at the three companies, German Justice Minister Heiko Maas said.
"When the limits of free speech are trespassed, when it is about criminal expressions, sedition, incitement to carry out criminal offences that threaten people, such content has to be deleted from the net," Maas said. "And we agree that as a rule this should be possible within 24 hours."
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Germany
KEYWORDS: 1984; achillwind; censorship; fb; georgeorwellwasright; germany; google; gulags; hatespeech; hijrah; invasion; islamicimperialism; lifeamongthekufir; orwelliannightmare; socialistnetworking; stalinisttactics; thoughtcrime; twitter
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To: Lorianne
My same phrase.
It has started.
(Notice who gets to determine what is “hate speech” ... and what is Muslim propaganda (er, conversations)?)
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posted on
01/09/2016 11:25:31 AM PST
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
To: Lorianne
Facebook, Google, Twitter agree to delete hate speech in 24 hours: Germany Wow! Nazi policy direct from Germany! Gleichschaltung uber alles!!!!!
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posted on
01/09/2016 11:25:47 AM PST
by
DiogenesLamp
("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
To: Lorianne
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posted on
01/09/2016 11:26:14 AM PST
by
RightGeek
(FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
To: Lorianne
I remember when profanity was banned but opinions were not. How times have changed.
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posted on
01/09/2016 11:27:07 AM PST
by
The Ghost of FReepers Past
(Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
To: Lorianne
IOW, no one is allowed to say anything against the invading rapists.
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posted on
01/09/2016 11:27:40 AM PST
by
bgill
(CDC site, "We still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
To: a fool in paradise
Exactly.
Facebook, Google and Twitter can share a new motto: Come plan your jihad in peace.
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posted on
01/09/2016 11:28:18 AM PST
by
The Ghost of FReepers Past
(Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
To: RightGeek
To: Lorianne
Who decides what is hate speech?
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posted on
01/09/2016 11:29:14 AM PST
by
TruthWillWin
(The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples money.)
To: Williams
It is not close to crazy, It is insanity.
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posted on
01/09/2016 11:30:39 AM PST
by
MtnClimber
(For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
To: TruthWillWin
“The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam”
To: TruthWillWin
Liberals.
Anti-same sex marriage?
HATER!
Anti-Christmas?
Multi-cultural freethinker
Anti-Christian?
Pro-Woman (’anti-Patriarchy’)
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posted on
01/09/2016 11:36:51 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(The goal of Socialism is Communism. Marx and Lenin were in agreement on this.)
To: Ghost of Philip Marlowe
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posted on
01/09/2016 11:37:29 AM PST
by
SoFloFreeper
(Obama hates the three Cs: Christianity, Constitution, and capitalism.)
To: Lorianne
Free speech is now a crime....
To: lonevoice
To: Lorianne
Just like 1933 leftwing fascists have taken over Germany. This will not end well.
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posted on
01/09/2016 11:39:54 AM PST
by
matt1234
(Note to GOPe lurkers: I and thousands like me will NEVER vote for Jeb Bush)
To: Lorianne
Next all comment sections will be eliminated.
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posted on
01/09/2016 11:41:05 AM PST
by
aquila48
To: Moonman62
The Muslim invaders should be sent to prosperous Muslim countries where they can be dealt with properly by other Muslims.How are they gonna take over the earth and enslave mankind if they don't spread out? It IS their LAW!
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posted on
01/09/2016 11:43:03 AM PST
by
rawcatslyentist
(Genesis 1:29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed,)
To: MarchonDC09122009
There’s a bill in committee in congress to make insulting Muslims (only Muslims) illegal. Comparable to a UN proclamation pushed by none other than Hillary Clinton.
To: TruthWillWin
Over here it would be CAIR, LA RAZA, NAACP, LGBT, and Democrats.
To: Rusty0604
Houston recently voted down such a panel of selected not-elected show trialist.
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posted on
01/09/2016 11:57:49 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(The goal of Socialism is Communism. Marx and Lenin were in agreement on this.)
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