Jan
2018
editorial responsibility for social media
Germany to implement law of editorial responsibility for Social Media
https://www.neweurope.eu/article/germany-implement-law-editorial-responsibility-social-media/
The law has been criticized as encouraging censorship.
The companies will also be forced to introduce an official complaint structure, obliging platforms to monitor their content and improve their real-time reporting protocols.
Platforms failing to react within 24-hours face €50 million fines. The challenge to Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit, Tumblr, VK, Vimeo, Flickr and the like are facing a major technological challenge which could come with significant costs.
The law adopted in June 2017, went into force in October 2017 and will be enforced from January 2018. The new law implies hiring hundreds of more employees.
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more on social media in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=social+media