A court in Austria has ordered that Facebook must remove postings seen as hate speech, in a ruling that is set to have international implications. The court said postings not just in Austria but worldwide must be deleted. A Green lawmaker, Dieter Brosz, said Facebook could no longer claim it was just a platform and needed to take responsibility for tackling hate postings. Internet giants including Facebook, Twitter and Google have all come under fire in many countries for failing to remove hate speech from their platforms promptly. Last month, German ministers approved plans to fine social media firms up to 50m euros ($53.3m; £42.7m) if they fail to remove hate speech and fake news quickly.

Source: The Star May 08, 2017 23:03 UTC