The European Commission and the European Board for Digital Services have expressed their support for the updated “Code of conduct on countering illegal hate speech online +”. The code of conduct is integrated into the framework for the DSA and has been signed by a wide range of major digital platforms and services including, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Microsoft hosted consumer services, Snapchat, Rakuten Viber, TikTok, Twitch, X and YouTube.
Signatories commit, for example, to:
- Allowing Monitoring Reporters (not-for-profit or public entities with expertise on illegal hate speech) to monitor how the signatories are reviewing hate speech notices.
- Undertake best efforts to review at least two thirds of hate speech notices that has been received from Monitoring Reporters within 24 hours.
- Engage with transparency commitments.
- Participate in structured multi-stakeholder cooperation.
- Collaborate with civil society organizations to raise users’ awareness about illegal hate speech and the procedures for reporting such content online.
More information can be found in the press release here.
