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EU moderation watchdog says social media giants hate taking down hate speech
The EU's Appeals Centre Europe found that major social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube frequently fail to remove hate speech, overturning 70% of their decisions in 2025-2026. Platforms also provided insufficient content for reviewing account suspensions, leading to over 7,300 'default decisions' where users automatically won cases due to inaction.
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