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France to introduce its law against hate speech on social media

Facebook and data protection is a hot topic, and we previously discussed issues about Cambridge Analytica, Android based data retrieving it as well as notes on the new German Facebook law. Today we would like to add some to the topic by summing up whether France is ready to follow the German example with a stronger regulation regarding social media sites.

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What is „Google Tax”?

In our recent articles, we try to broaden our topics with online actualities that are happening nowadays. Last time it was the Facebook law we discussed, this time we would like to add a little more to the topic of Google Tax and its surrounding happenings. Google tax is a popular term, used to refer to Internet companies that avoid taxes legally by shifting profits overseas. The story about the topic started to spread at the end of 2015, but as of today, there have been consequences and new developments.

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How the German Facebook law is shaping online media

Today, we deviate from the usual topics and have a look at some of the Internet’s other burning problems: namely social media, its influential power and how people are reacting to it. Last year was a defining year, as scandals about Fake News, the effect of the Filter Bubble and unmoderated Hate Speeches were unfortunately on the rise. A very strong and strict action against those (especially the Fake News and the Hate Speeches) were made by the German government, with a legalization that has been since nicknamed as the “Facebook law”, even though it also applies to other sites such as Twitter and YouTube.

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