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Social-media sites face weighty fines under French hate-speech bill

By Arezki Yaïche ( July 5, 2019, 13:11 GMT | Insight) -- Facebook, Twitter and other social networks appear set to see a French law passed next week that would force them to remove hate speech content in 24 hours or face sanctions of up to 4 percent of their worldwide turnover.  The French parliament yesterday closed a two-day debate on the controversial bill designed to fight online hate speech. The legislation, which has gained strong backing from lawmakers, is due for a final vote next week.Facebook, Twitter and other social networks appear set to see a French law passed next week that would force them to remove hate speech content in 24 hours or face sanctions of up to 4 percent of their worldwide turnover. ...

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