Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Microsoft back EU hate speech rules

EU hate speech rules get backing from Google’s YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft
Facebook, Twitter, Google’s YouTube and Microsoft pledged on Tuesday to review requests for the removal of hateful content posted on their platforms within 24 hours as part of a code of conduct agreed with EU regulators.
Authorities across Europe have been trying in recent months to get social platforms to crack down on rising online racism following the refugee crisis, with some even threatening