For the first time, Facebook to give data on hate speech suspects to French courts
Paris, June 26: In a world first, Facebook has
agreed to hand over the identification data of French users suspected of
hate speech on its platform to judges, France’s minister for digital
affairs Cedric O said on Tuesday. The decision by the world’s biggest
social media network comes after successive meetings between Zuckerberg
and Macron, who wants to take a leading role globally on the regulation
of hate speech and the spread of false information online.
So
far, Facebook has cooperated with French justice on matters related to
terrorist attacks and violent acts by transferring the IP addresses and
other identification data of suspected individuals to French judges who
formally demanded it.
Following a meeting between Nick Clegg, Facebook’s head of global affairs, and O last week, the social media company has extended this cooperation to hate speech.
“This is huge news, it means that the judicial process will be able to run normally,” O told Reuters in an interview. “It’s really very important, they’re only doing it for France.”
Since his nomination as a minister in March, O has made the fight against hate speech online a key priority through regular contacts with Facebook’s top executives, including founder Mark Zuckerberg.
Following a meeting between Nick Clegg, Facebook’s head of global affairs, and O last week, the social media company has extended this cooperation to hate speech.
“This is huge news, it means that the judicial process will be able to run normally,” O told Reuters in an interview. “It’s really very important, they’re only doing it for France.”
Since his nomination as a minister in March, O has made the fight against hate speech online a key priority through regular contacts with Facebook’s top executives, including founder Mark Zuckerberg.
Source: https://www.newsbharati.com//Encyc/2019/6/26/facebook-french-court-.html
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