Why Facebook’s and Google’s European Woes Could Get Worse
According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, a new German law now requires Facebook (FB), Alphabet’s (GOOG) Youtube, and Twitter (TWTR) to monitor the content on their respective platforms going forward. The German law was passed in June 2017. While it was supposed to take effect in October, regulators gave tech companies time to prepare their systems to police and delete banned content.