EU Commissioner For Justice May Suggest Regulation For Facebook, Other Social Media, To Control Hate Speech

The Guardian reports that the EU Commissioner for Justice and Consumers is displeased with news of Cambridge Analytica’s use of data obtained from Facebook and may propose that the EU abandon its voluntary code of conduct concerning online hate speech. Instead, Commissioner Vera Jouraova may suggest that legislation could ensure that Facebook not harbor hate speech in future. In some EU member states, ISPs and platforms must remove hate speech and objectionable content or pay high fines.  More here.