German online hate speech law is now up and running
It has been debated, its already considered controversial and could be messy. Germany’s law to tackle hate speech and fake news online is now live.
The idea was floated last year, and the initial punishment was thought to be in the region of €500,000, but the reality of The Enforcement on Social Networks (NetzDG) law is much more stringent. Social media networks could be fined up to €50 million if found to have not reacted quick enough to non-compliant content.
To fall under the
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