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May 14 2020 2:19PM

Or face a fine of up to 4 percent of their global revenue.

France to force web giants to delete some content within the hour

Social networks and other online content providers will have to remove paedophile and terrorism-related content from their platforms within the hour or face a fine of up to 4 percent of their global revenue under a French law voted in on Wednesday. For other "manifestly illicit" content, ...

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