On illegal hate speech, EU lawmakers eye binding transparency for platforms

It's more than four years since major tech platforms signed up to a voluntary pan-EU Code of Conduct on illegal hate speech removals. Yesterday the European Commission's latest assessment of the non-legally binding agreement lauds "overall positive" results -- with 90% of flagged content assessed within 24 hours and 71% of the content deemed to be illegal hate speech removed. Only Facebook informs users systematically -- with the Commission noting: "All the other platforms have to make improvements."

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