London Mayor Sadiq Khan is warning Facebook Inc, Twitter Inc and Alphabet Inc’s YouTube they will face a potential clampdown from governments around the world if they fail to “go further and faster” in stopping online abuse.
Speaking at the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas, on Monday, Khan will predict that other countries will follow Germany’s example of introducing fines for companies that fail to tackle the spread of racism, extremism, illegal content and fake news.
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