Europe is preparing legislation designed to rid social media platforms of terrorist content. It had previously asked tech companies, including Facebook, Twitter and Google, to remove terrorist propaganda within an hour. "With regards to terrorist content, the results have been positive but progress is not sufficient," said a spokesperson for the Commission. EU data protection rules that came into effect in May have already changed how tech companies around the world collect and handle personal data. The German ministry of justice said Monday that while there might have been individual cases brought before regional courts, none of the big tech companies have been fined so far.

Source: CNN August 20, 2018 14:03 UTC