House of Representatives “Hate content deleted within 24 hours, forced to platform”

The French House of Representatives has passed a bill to force platforms to remove hate content from social networks and online platforms within 24 hours.

Accordingly, anti-social content on the online platform must be deleted within 24 hours, otherwise the violation of this law may result in heavy fines. Then, what is antisocial content? Basically, what is considered a violation or crime in the offline world is now considered anti-social content on online platforms. Examples include murder notices, discrimination, and Holocaust denial.

The most extreme are terrorist content or children’s products, and online platforms must respond within an hour. While there is too much hate content online, many people are also concerned that content censorship by online platforms is too hasty. Content that doesn’t violate the law can be removed because companies don’t want to risk being fined.

Basically, online platforms need to regulate themselves. Moreover, the government checks to see if they are doing the right thing. It’s like monitoring the regulators of the bank. Verify that the bank maintains the system efficiently and audit operations. The same thing can be said.

Fines vary from level to level. At first, it may be hundreds of thousands of euros, but if it’s a significant deadline, it could potentially reach 4% of the company’s worldwide annual sales. The Superior Council of the Audiovisual (CSA) is the regulatory body responsible for this agenda. Germans have already adopted similar regulations and debate continues at the EU level.