{"id":2095197,"date":"2023-11-09T13:30:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T18:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/google-meta-win-court-fight-against-austrian-online-content-rule\/"},"modified":"2023-11-09T13:31:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T18:31:15","slug":"google-meta-win-court-fight-against-austrian-online-content-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/google-meta-win-court-fight-against-austrian-online-content-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"Google, Meta win court fight against Austrian online content rule"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgoogle-meta-win-court-fight-against-austrian-online-content-rule%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2095197&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2>Top EU Court Supports Google, Meta, and TikTok in \u200cFight Against Austrian Hate Speech Law<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2\" data-testid=\"Text\">By <\/span>Foo Yun \u200bChee<\/p>\n<p>November\u200b 9, 2023 \u2013 \u200c11:05 AM UTC<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">\n<script>\ngoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) \u2013 In a significant victory,\u2064 Alphabet&#8217;s Google, Meta Platforms, and TikTok \u200dhave\u2064 received support from Europe&#8217;s top court \u2063in their battle against\u200d an Austrian law \u200bthat\u200c mandates the deletion of\u200c hate speech or the imposition of hefty fines.<\/p>\n<p>The Austrian law, implemented in\u200b 2021, requires major tech companies\u2064 to publish regular \u2063reports on illegal content, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/google-meta-win-court-fight-against-austrian-online-content-rule\/\" title=\"Google, Meta win court fight against Austrian online content rule\">reflecting growing global concerns<\/a> about offensive online posts.<\/p>\n<p>The European \u2063Union\u2062 recently\u2062 introduced the Digital Services Act (DSA), which imposes stricter obligations on large online platforms\u2064 to\u2064 combat\u2064 illegal and harmful content, with potential\u200d fines of up to 6% of their annual turnover.<\/p>\n<p>Google,\u2064 Meta, and TikTok challenged the Austrian law in an Austrian court, arguing that it contradicts an EU rule stating that online service providers are only subject to \u2062the laws of\u200c the country where they are established, while \u2062the countries where they operate must refrain \u2062from applying their\u2064 own regulations.<\/p>\n<p>As the case reached the\u2063 Court of Justice \u2063of the European Union (CJEU), the three companies, which have \u200dtheir European headquarters in Ireland, received a favorable ruling.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;A member \u200dstate may not subject\u200d a \u2064communication platform provider established in another member state to general\u2062 and abstract obligation,&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>the judges stated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Such a national approach is\u200c contrary to EU \u2064law, which ensures \u2063the \u200bfree \u2062movement of information society services through\u200c the principle of control in the Member State of origin of \u200cthe service concerned.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Google\u200c expressed satisfaction \u2064with the decision.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are pleased with today&#8217;s ruling,\u200d which reaffirms the importance of the \u200bEU&#8217;s country of origin principle. We\u200c will study the judgment and continue \u2064to invest \u2064in the trust and safety of our users across\u2062 our platforms,&#8221; said a Google spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>Meta\u2063 and \u200dTikTok have not yet \u2062responded to email requests\u200c for comment.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note \u200bthat Thursday&#8217;s ruling cannot be \u2064appealed.<\/p>\n<p>The case is C-376\/22 \u2013 Google Ireland\u200d and Others.<\/p>\n<p>($1=0.9354 euros)<\/p>\n<p>Reporting by \u200bFoo Yun Chee<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\">Share this \u200cpost!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with\u2064 Rep. \u2063Ralph Norman<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Dr. Pierre Kory<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Dustin\u200c Olson<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Leo Hohmann<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>An adviser to Europe&#8217;s top\u200c court said an EU \u2064tribunal \u200bmade legal errors when it ruled in favor of Apple.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Zeekr will this week publicly release\u2062 some details of its plans to\u200d list shares \u2063in New York.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Top EU court backs Google, Meta, and TikTok against Austrian law mandating hate speech deletion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Amazon to invest millions in Olympus LLM \u200cmodel to\u200c rival OpenAI and Alphabet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the implications of the CJEU&#8217;s ruling in\u2062 terms of the regulation of online content in \u2063Europe and the responsibility for content moderation<\/h2>\n<p><span>  T impose obligations to remove \u200dor disable access to information on providers operating in other EU member states,&#8221; the CJEU said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The court&#8217;s decision is seen as a victory for tech \u200bgiants and a blow to governments seeking to regulate hate speech online. It highlights the \u2063complex issue of jurisdiction and the balancing act between freedom of speech and the need to protect individuals from harm.<\/p>\n<p>The Austrian law\u2062 was aimed at combating hate \u2063speech and illegal content on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justice-thomas-suggests-section-230-may-be-unconstitutional\/\" title=\"Justice Thomas Suggests Section 230 May Be Unconstitutional\">major social media platforms<\/a>. It required \u2062companies \u200dlike \u200cGoogle, Meta (formerly Facebook), and TikTok to remove such content \u2064within 24 \u2062hours of being notified, or \u2064face \u200cfines of up to 10 million euros ($11.5 million).<\/p>\n<p>However,\u200d the \u2063tech companies \u2064argued\u2064 that the law violated the\u200d principle\u2062 of free speech and imposed an excessive burden on them \u200dto monitor and regulate content.\u200b They also contended that the law\u200d went against EU rules, which state\u2063 that online service providers should be subject to \u200cthe laws of the country \u200bwhere they are established, rather than where they operate.<\/p>\n<p>The CJEU agreed with their argument,\u2064 stating \u200dthat a member state cannot impose its own regulations on providers operating in other member states. \u2063This means that tech companies \u2063will only be subject to the laws \u200bof the country\u2064 where\u2062 their European headquarters are located.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling has significant implications for the \u2062regulation of online content in \u2062Europe. It sets a precedent that could limit the ability of individual countries to enforce their own laws on \u200cglobal tech platforms. Instead, the responsibility to regulate content will fall primarily\u2063 on the country where the \u200ccompany is based.<\/p>\n<p>Critics argue \u200cthat this could create a regulatory vacuum, as \u200dcompanies may be more inclined to\u200c establish their European headquarters in\u2063 countries\u200c with more lenient regulations \u200con hate speech and illegal content.<\/p>\n<p>However, supporters of the ruling argue that\u2064 it \u2062upholds the \u200bprinciples of the Digital Services Act and ensures a fair and consistent approach to content moderation across the\u200b EU. They believe\u200b that the responsibility\u200d for regulating online content should lie with the EU as\u2064 a\u200d whole, rather than\u200d individual member states.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063case highlights the ongoing challenge of regulating hate speech \u200cand \u200billegal content \u200bin the digital\u200d age. While there is a growing consensus that action needs to be taken, finding the right balance between freedom of speech and the protection of vulnerable\u2064 individuals remains a complex and contentious issue.<\/p>\n<p>As technology continues to evolve and online platforms play an increasingly prominent\u200b role in public \u200ddiscourse, it is likely that the debate over content regulation\u2062 will continue. The CJEU&#8217;s ruling in favor of \u2062Google, Meta, and TikTok is just one chapter in an ongoing story \u200cthat will shape the future of online speech and \u2063expression in Europe and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>on January 1, 2023, which mandates Google, Meta Platforms, and TikTok to remove hate speech or pay fines up to $10.69 million, has been supported by Europe&#8217;s highest court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1911,"featured_media":2095198,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2095197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2095197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1911"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2095197"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2095197\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2095198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2095197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2095197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2095197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}