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German government considers change to anti-hate speech law NetzDG to add safeguards against removal of legal content

March 8, 2018

On March 8, 2018, it was reported that the new German government was looking to revise NetzDG, the law passed in June 2017 and enforced since October 1, 2017, which requires companies to remove "obviously illegal" hate speech content within 24 hours of posting or face a fine up to 50 million euros.

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Country
Germany
Topic, claim, or defense
Hate Speech