14-03-2017 19:08 via theguardian.com

Face-off between MPs and social media giants over online hate speech

Committee tells Twitter, Facebook and others they should get tough on online abuse, with one MP accusing them of ‘commercial prostitution’Facebook and Twitter should do more to combat fake news, says GCHQ
Social media companies including Twitter, Facebook and Google have come under pressure from MPs for failing to take tougher action to tackle hate speech online.
During heated exchanges at the Commons home affairs committee one Labour MP went as far as accusing internet company execu
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