Companies including Google, Facebook and Twitter could face European Union laws forcing them to be more proactive in removing illegal content if they do not do more to police what is available on the Internet.
The European Union executive outlines in draft guidelines reviewed by Reuters how Internet firms should step up efforts with measures such as establishing trusted flaggers and taking voluntary measures to detect and remove illegal content.
http://in.reuters.com/article/eu-internet-illegal/eu-set-to-demand-internet-firms-act-faster-to-remove-illegal-content-idINKCN1BO1L0
http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-eu-internet-illegal/eu-set-to-demand-internet-firms-act-faster-to-remove-illegal-content-idUKKCN1BO1IK