BRUSSELS — European authorities are planning to slap internet companies like Google, Twitter and Facebook with big fines if they don’t take down extremist content within one hour. Content would be flagged up by national authorities, who would issue removal orders to the internet companies hosting it. The one-hour rule was among a series of recommendations the Commission made in March to fight the spread of extremist content online. Under the proposal, internet companies would have to take measures, including installing automated systems, to prevent content from being re-uploaded after being removed the first time. “We share the European Commission’s desire to react rapidly to terrorist content and keep violent extremism off our platforms,” Google said.

Source: National Post September 12, 2018 12:56 UTC