Facebook, X, YouTube agree to new rules to combat hate speech in the EU

Facebook, owned by Meta, Elon Musk's X, Google's YouTube and other tech companies have agreed to fight hate speech on the Internet more actively as part of an updated code of conduct that will now be integrated into EU technology rules. Reuters writes about this with reference to the European Commission, UNN reports.

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"There is no place for illegal hate in Europe, neither offline nor online. I welcome the commitment of stakeholders to a strengthened Code of Conduct under the Digital Services Act (DSA)," EU Commissioner for Technology Genna Virkkunen said in a statement.

Other companies that have joined the voluntary code, created in May 2016, include Dailymotion, Instagram, Jeuxvideo.com, LinkedIn, Microsoft services, Snapchat, Rakuten Viber, TikTok, and Twitch.

The Digital Services Act (DSA) obliges tech companies to take a more active role in combating illegal and harmful content. European officials emphasize that the implementation of the updated code may affect how regulators will monitor compliance with the law.

According to the new terms, companies must allow specialized non-profit or government organizations to control the process of reviewing hate speech reports. They are also obliged to process at least two-thirds of such reports from these organizations within 24 hours.

The tech giants are expected to implement automatic tools to detect hate speech and report on the role of algorithms and recommendation systems in the spread of illegal content before it is removed.

In addition, companies are expected to provide data by country, disaggregating it by hate speech categories such as race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, or sexual orientation.

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