EU monitoring highlights platform performance under revised hate speech code
Platform accountability improves as monitoring under the EU code evaluates responses to illegal hate speech.
The European Commission has published the first monitoring results under the revised Code of Conduct on Countering Illegal Hate Speech Online+, providing insight into how major platforms handle reported content.
The assessment combines independent monitoring with self-reported data from participating companies.
Findings indicate that most platforms reviewed a majority of notifications within 24 hours, in line with their commitments.
However, a significant share of reported cases was either disputed or classified as erroneous, with inaccuracies partly attributed to monitoring bodies’ misuse of reporting channels.
The monitoring exercise functions as a structured stress test within the framework of the Digital Services Act (DSA), assessing whether platforms meet minimum response thresholds and apply appropriate measures when illegal hate speech is identified under national and the EU law.
Such a publication of results aims to strengthen transparency and accountability, while informing future improvements ahead of the next monitoring cycle.
The Code of Conduct on Countering Illegal Hate Speech Online+ now operates as part of the EU’s co-regulatory approach to platform governance.
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