“Social Media Companies Are Successful Against Hate Speech”

The European Commission made a new statement and announced that technology companies have made positive progress in the fight against hate speech. The findings announced by the European Commission are more than an overview of the situation. Code of Conduct is based on the contract. 

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Microsoft, in 2016 They signed the non-legally binding Code of Conduct agreement. By signing this agreement, the companies have pledged not to allow online hate speech to spread virally on their platforms. After 2016, Google also signed the contract. 

European Commission online hate speech Its latest review of the issue found that 90 percent of reported hate speech content was reviewed within 24 hours. While this rate was around 40 percent in 2016, it increased to 81 percent in 2018. 

According to the analysis, it was reported as hate speech in 2016. of contents 28 percent, and by 2020, 71 percent were removed from the platforms. The European Commission announced that while social media companies previously reported back to 65.4 percent of hate speech reports, they reported back to 67.1 percent in 2020. In the statement, it was said that Facebook systematically informs its users, and it was reported that other platforms also made improvements in this area.

Didier Reynders, Commissioner for Justice of the European Commission, social media companies He said they welcomed the consequences of their actions against hate speech. Reynders,”However, we should not satisfy ourselves with these developments and continue working. I call on platforms to close the gaps observed in the latest evaluations, especially those in providing feedback and transparency” he said. 

Didier Reynders, Digital Services Act He added that social media companies should help in this regard, and that the European Commission is considering introducing binding transparency measures against platforms to provide clarity on combating hate speech.