Facebook and Twitter answer questions on online threats to MPs

Joint Committee on Human Rights continues inquiry into Democracy, Privacy, Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Association

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http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/joint-select/human-rights-committee/news-parliament-2017/democracy-free-speech-freedom-association-evidenvce-1-17-19/http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/joint-select/human-rights-committee/news-parliament-2017/democracy-free-speech-freedom-association-evidenvce-1-17-19/
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Monday, April 29, 2019
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Operating systems, Software, World Wide Web, Social media, Universal Windows Platform apps, Social networking services, Real-time web, Text messaging, Twitter, Facebook, Cyberbullying
Summary
Key Points: 
  • What are tech companies Facebook and Twitter doing to tackle this?
  • Are their community standards and policies sufficiently robust to address this problem, and the wider problems of online abuse?
  • What measures are they taking ahead of the European Elections to protect candidates from the threats of violence?
  • Rebecca Stimson, UK Head of Public Policy, Facebook
    Katy Minshall, Head of Public Policy UK, Twitter
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