Rushing to Judgment: Are Short Mandatory Takedown Limits for Online Hate Speech Compatible with The Freedom of Expression?
…imilarly, Facebook removed 9.6 million pieces of ‘hateful’ content in Q1 of 2020 which rose to 22.5 million in Q2 of 2020. This number is emphatically higher than the 11.3 million removals for the whole of 2018, when NetzDG became operational. Further, online platforms are increasingly relying on automated content moderation. However, these algorithms pose a risk to free speech, as they are poor at understanding context. As such, they are suscepti…