Tech Companies Urged By The EU To Step Up Efforts To Combat Harmful And Illegal Contents

As part of its tech regulations, the European Union (EU) has revised its code of conduct and is mandating that tech companies take further action to prevent harmful content.

Under an updated code of conduct that will now be incorporated into EU tech regulations, the European Commission announced that Google’s YouTube, Elon Musk’s X, Meta’s Facebook, and other tech companies have committed to stepping up their efforts to combat online hate speech.

Dailymotion, Instagram, Jeuxvideo.com, LinkedIn, Microsoft hosted consumer services, Snapchat, Rakuten Viber, TikTok, and Twitch are among the other companies that have signed the voluntary code established in May 2016.

According to EU officials, adherence to the revised code may affect how the Act is enforced by regulators.

In accordance with the updated code, the businesses promised to let public or non-profit organizations that specialize in unlawful hate speech keep an eye on how they handle hate speech notifications and to evaluate at least two-thirds of them within a day.

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Additionally, the companies will take steps like reducing hate speech on their platforms through automatic detection tools and educating users about the role of recommendation systems and the algorithmic and organic reach of illegal content before it is removed.

They will display data at the national level, segmented by the internal categories of hate speech, including sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, race, and ethnicity.