Social media platforms will fight against hate speech
Meta, Google, TikTok ve X (formerly Twitter) has backed the European Union’s new commitments to combat hate speech. In this context, companies conveyed to the European Commission that they will take a more active role in preventing and removing illegal hate speech. These new commitments are an updated set of commitments to help comply with the Digital Services Act (DSA). voluntarily includes liability.
Aim; transparency, control and quick action
Platform giants, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat and LinkedIn, signed the “Code of Conduct Plus to Combat Online Illegal Hate Speech”. Although the name is very strange, this is a revision of the rules created in 2016. The renewed rules promise transparency in detecting and mitigating hate speech, allowing third-party monitors to evaluate how hate speech reports are reviewed by platforms, and reviewing “at least two-thirds of hate speech reports” within 24 hours.
EU Commissioner Michael McGrath said in his statement on the subject: “Hatred and polarization pose a threat to EU values and fundamental rights; undermines the stability of our democracies. “The internet increases the negative effects of hate speech,” he said. On the other hand, such commitments are completely voluntary and companies can withdraw from the agreement without facing any sanctions. For example, this is how Elon Musk withdrew from X’s anti-disinformation rules in 2022 (as Twitter at the time).
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