EU Gets Tough On Hate Speech: Big Tech Faces Fire | Hot Mic with Nidhi Razdan

Hi, This is Hot Mic and I'm Nidhi Razdan. Last week, the European Union reached an agreement on a landmark legislation which will force big tech firms like Google and Meta and others to combat disinformation and hate speech more aggressively on their platforms. The EU's new rules will make tech companies more accountable for content created by users and amplified by their platform's algorithms. The biggest online platforms and search engines, defined as having more than 45 million users, will face extra scrutiny, and that includes billions of dollars in fines. We'll come to that a little later. The timing is even more interesting, as billionaire Elon Musk bought Twitter this week and is all set to take over the social media giant later this year. A senior EU official has already warned Musk that he will need to comply with their rules. Musk calls himself a free speech absolutist and many fear that that may mean a dilution of content moderation on Twitter and further fuel hate speech and disinformation. So what exactly is the new European Union law and how will it work?

Hi, This is Hot Mic and I'm Nidhi Razdan. Last week, the European Union reached an agreement on a landmark legislation which will force big tech firms like Google and Meta and others to combat disinformation and hate speech more aggressively on their platforms. The EU's new rules will make tech companies more accountable for content created by users and amplified by their platform's algorithms. The biggest online platforms and search engines, defined as having more than 45 million users, will face extra scrutiny, and that includes billions of dollars in fines. We'll come to that a little later. The timing is even more interesting, as billionaire Elon Musk bought Twitter this week and is all set to take over the social media giant later this year. A senior EU official has already warned Musk that he will need to comply with their rules. Musk calls himself a free speech absolutist and many fear that that may mean a dilution of content moderation on Twitter and further fuel hate speech and disinformation. So what exactly is the new European Union law and how will it work?Hi, This is Hot Mic and I'm Nidhi Razdan. Last week, the European Union reached an agreement on a landmark legislation which will force big tech firms like Google and Meta and others to combat disinformation and hate speech more aggressively on their platforms. The EU's new rules will make tech companies more accountable for content created by users and amplified by their platform's algorithms. The biggest online platforms and search engines, defined as having more than 45 million users, will face extra scrutiny, and that includes billions of dollars in fines. We'll come to that a little later. The timing is even more interesting, as billionaire Elon Musk bought Twitter this week and is all set to take over the social media giant later this year. A senior EU official has already warned Musk that he will need to comply with their rules. Musk calls himself a free speech absolutist and many fear that that may mean a dilution of content moderation on Twitter and further fuel hate speech and disinformation. So what exactly is the new European Union law and how will it work?Hi, This is Hot Mic and I'm Nidhi Razdan. Last week, the European Union reached an agreement on a landmark legislation which will force big tech firms like Google and Meta and others to combat disinformation and hate speech more aggressively on their platforms. The EU's new rules will make tech companies more accountable for content created by users and amplified by their platform's algorithms. The biggest online platforms and search engines, defined as having more than 45 million users, will face extra scrutiny, and that includes billions of dollars in fines. We'll come to that a little later. The timing is even more interesting, as billionaire Elon Musk bought Twitter this week and is all set to take over the social media giant later this year. A senior EU official has already warned Musk that he will need to comply with their rules. Musk calls himself a free speech absolutist and many fear that that may mean a dilution of content moderation on Twitter and further fuel hate speech and disinformation. So what exactly is the new European Union law and how will it work?Hi, This is Hot Mic and I'm Nidhi Razdan. Last week, the European Union reached an agreement on a landmark legislation which will force big tech firms like Google and Meta and others to combat disinformation and hate speech more aggressively on their platforms. The EU's new rules will make tech companies more accountable for content created by users and amplified by their platform's algorithms. The biggest online platforms and search engines, defined as having more than 45 million users, will face extra scrutiny, and that includes billions of dollars in fines. We'll come to that a little later. The timing is even more interesting, as billionaire Elon Musk bought Twitter this week and is all set to take over the social media giant later this year. A senior EU official has already warned Musk that he will need to comply with their rules. Musk calls himself a free speech absolutist and many fear that that may mean a dilution of content moderation on Twitter and further fuel hate speech and disinformation. So what exactly is the new European Union law and how will it work?Hi, This is Hot Mic and I'm Nidhi Razdan. Last week, the European Union reached an agreement on a landmark legislation which will force big tech firms like Google and Meta and others to combat disinformation and hate speech more aggressively on their platforms. The EU's new rules will make tech companies more accountable for content created by users and amplified by their platform's algorithms. The biggest online platforms and search engines, defined as having more than 45 million users, will face extra scrutiny, and that includes billions of dollars in fines. We'll come to that a little later. The timing is even more interesting, as billionaire Elon Musk bought Twitter this week and is all set to take over the social media giant later this year. A senior EU official has already warned Musk that he will need to comply with their rules. Musk calls himself a free speech absolutist and many fear that that may mean a dilution of content moderation on Twitter and further fuel hate speech and disinformation. So what exactly is the new European Union law and how will it work?Hi, This is Hot Mic and I'm Nidhi Razdan. Last week, the European Union reached an agreement on a landmark legislation which will force big tech firms like Google and Meta and others to combat disinformation and hate speech more aggressively on their platforms. The EU's new rules will make tech companies more accountable for content created by users and amplified by their platform's algorithms. The biggest online platforms and search engines, defined as having more than 45 million users, will face extra scrutiny, and that includes billions of dollars in fines. We'll come to that a little later. The timing is even more interesting, as billionaire Elon Musk bought Twitter this week and is all set to take over the social media giant later this year. A senior EU official has already warned Musk that he will need to comply with their rules. Musk calls himself a free speech absolutist and many fear that that may mean a dilution of content moderation on Twitter and further fuel hate speech and disinformation. So what exactly is the new European Union law and how will it work?Hi, This is Hot Mic and I'm Nidhi Razdan. Last week, the European Union reached an agreement on a landmark legislation which will force big tech firms like Google and Meta and others to combat disinformation and hate speech more aggressively on their platforms. The EU's new rules will make tech companies more accountable for content created by users and amplified by their platform's algorithms. The biggest online platforms and search engines, defined as having more than 45 million users, will face extra scrutiny, and that includes billions of dollars in fines. We'll come to that a little later. The timing is even more interesting, as billionaire Elon Musk bought Twitter this week and is all set to take over the social media giant later this year. A senior EU official has already warned Musk that he will need to comply with their rules. Musk calls himself a free speech absolutist and many fear that that may mean a dilution of content moderation on Twitter and further fuel hate speech and disinformation. So what exactly is the new European Union law and how will it work?Hi, This is Hot Mic and I'm Nidhi Razdan. Last week, the European Union reached an agreement on a landmark legislation which will force big tech firms like Google and Meta and others to combat disinformation and hate speech more aggressively on their platforms. The EU's new rules will make tech companies more accountable for content created by users and amplified by their platform's algorithms. The biggest online platforms and search engines, defined as having more than 45 million users, will face extra scrutiny, and that includes billions of dollars in fines. We'll come to that a little later. The timing is even more interesting, as billionaire Elon Musk bought Twitter this week and is all set to take over the social media giant later this year. A senior EU official has already warned Musk that he will need to comply with their rules. Musk calls himself a free speech absolutist and many fear that that may mean a dilution of content moderation on Twitter and further fuel hate speech and disinformation. So what exactly is the new European Union law and how will it work?Hi, This is Hot Mic and I'm Nidhi Razdan. Last week, the European Union reached an agreement on a landmark legislation which will force big tech firms like Google and Meta and others to combat disinformation and hate speech more aggressively on their platforms. The EU's new rules will make tech companies more accountable for content created by users and amplified by their platform's algorithms. The biggest online platforms and search engines, defined as having more than 45 million users, will face extra scrutiny, and that includes billions of dollars in fines. We'll come to that a little later. The timing is even more interesting, as billionaire Elon Musk bought Twitter this week and is all set to take over the social media giant later this year. A senior EU official has already warned Musk that he will need to comply with their rules. Musk calls himself a free speech absolutist and many fear that that may mean a dilution of content moderation on Twitter and further fuel hate speech and disinformation. So what exactly is the new European Union law and how will it work?Hi, This is Hot Mic and I'm Nidhi Razdan. Last week, the European Union reached an agreement on a landmark legislation which will force big tech firms like Google and Meta and others to combat disinformation and hate speech more aggressively on their platforms. The EU's new rules will make tech companies more accountable for content created by users and amplified by their platform's algorithms. The biggest online platforms and search engines, defined as having more than 45 million users, will face extra scrutiny, and that includes billions of dollars in fines. We'll come to that a little later. The timing is even more interesting, as billionaire Elon Musk bought Twitter this week and is all set to take over the social media giant later this year. A senior EU official has already warned Musk that he will need to comply with their rules. Musk calls himself a free speech absolutist and many fear that that may mean a dilution of content moderation on