Last year four new IT companies (Google+, Instagram, Snapchat and Dailymotion) decided to join the EU 'Code of Conduct on countering illegal hate speech online', which aims to respond to the proliferation of racist and xenophobic hate speech on the internet. “Illegal hate speech online is not only a crime, it represents a threat to free speech and democratic engagement. In May 2016, I initiated the Code of conduct on online hate speech, because we urgently needed to do something about this phenomenon. This is significant progress compared to 40% and 28% respectively back in 2016 after the EU Code was launched. #SomosMás ('we are more') is an initiative to fight the hate speech on the internet and promote tolerance, respect, and diversity among teenagers on social networks.

Source: Forbes February 05, 2019 13:41 UTC