Twitter loses online moderation case in France
Six anti-discrimination advocacy groups have won against Twitter International (Ireland) in case of online content moderation of hate speech in France. The appellate decision of the Paris court confirmed the ruling of the lower court ordered Twitter to share ‘details on the number, nationality, location and spoken language of the people it employs to moderate content on the French version of the platform,’ as well as disclose all related documentation and pay a fine.
This case is one of several cases against Twitter’s moderation practices in France.
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