Resumen de Free speech needs saving from itself
It's no surprise that many were aghast when Germany's justice minister introduced a draft law on 14 March that would lead to social media firms, including Facebook and Twitter, being fined up to E50 million if they failed to remove hate speech within 24 hours of a complaint. For people like internet founder Vint Cerf and many US firms who view online speech though the lens of the First Amendment, Germany's approach may look like suppression of the right of free expression. But it may be a necessary first step in re-establishing a shared moral reality. In the age of bats, misinformation and anonymity free speech itself be used to enact a kind of censorship. Here, Adee determines whether Facebook and Twitter decide what constitutes hate speech and delete it as soon as possible.
