Facebook opens 2nd office combating hate speech in Germany
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November 24, 2017
ESSEN, Germany (AP) — Facebook is adding 500 more contractors in Germany to review content posted to the social media site, after a new law came into force targeting online hate speech.
The company says the staff will work for a service provider called CCC at a new office in the western city of Essen that was formally opened Thursday.
German lawmakers approved a bill in June that could see social networking sites fined up to 50 million euros ($59 million) if they persistently fail to remove illegal content within a week.
Critics say the law could force Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to decide w...
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