Internet giants to face hefty fines under Austrian hate speech law

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Non-compliance to cost up to $16.3 million.

Internet giants to face hefty fines under Austrian hate speech law
Austria plans to oblige large internet platforms like Facebook and Google to delete illegal content within days and impose fines of up to 10 million euros (A$16.3 million) in case of non-compliance, the government said on Thursday. Austria's online hate speech law, now being drawn up, will ...

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