Germany wants Facebook to take initiative in fight against online hate

August 29, 2016 Article

German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere (C), Eva- Maria Kirschsieper, Facebook head of public policy D-A-CH (R) and Martin Ott, Facebook managing director central Europe, pose during a vistit at the Facebook office in Berlin, Germany August 29, 2016. REUTERS/Stefanie Loos

Germany’s interior minister visited Facebook’s offices in Berlin on Monday and said it should be more proactive in removing forbidden content from its social network platform. “Facebook should take down racist content or calls for violence from its pages on its own initiative even if it hasn’t yet received a complaint,” Thomas de Maiziere said.

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