Online Firms to Risk EU Fine If Extremist Posts Linger

Online Firms to Risk EU Fine If Extremist Posts Linger
Facebook and Twitter logos are seen on a shop window in Malaga, Spain, on June 4, 2018. Reuters/Jon Nazca
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The European Union’s chief executive on Sept. 12, proposed hefty fines on Google, Facebook, Twitter, and other online platforms if they fail to remove extremist content within one hour.

Brussels gave internet firms three months in March to show they were acting faster to take down radical posts. Industry lobby groups said they have made great strides since then, but the Commission decided that progress had been insufficient.