France Threatens Big Fines for Social Media With ‘Hate-Speech’ Law
French President Emmanuel Macron, right, met with Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg at the Élysée Palace in Paris in May 2019. PHOTO: YOAN VALAT/PRESS POOL
Social-media companies must remove content deemed hateful in France within 24 hours, or face fines of up to 4% of global revenue