Social media companies questioned on hate crime
19 December 2017
The Home Affairs Committee hears from social media companies on solutions to tackle online hate crime.
- Watch Parliament TV: Hate crime and its violent consequences
- Inquiry: Hate crime and its violent consequences
- Home Affairs Committee
Witnesses
Tuesday 19 December 2017, Committee Room 6, Palace of Westminster
At 9.30am
- Google EMEA: Dr Nicklas Berild Lundblad, Vice President Public Policy
- Facebook: Simon Milner, Director, Public Policy
- Twitter EMEA: Sinead McSweeney, VP Public Policy and Communications
Purpose of the session
Issues likely to be covered in this session include:
- Trends in online hate crime
- Action taken by social media companies to remove inappropriate and illegal content
- Technological solutions to facilitate automatic flagging and removal of offensive material
- The likely impact of the Government's Internet Safety Strategy
- The implications for social media of the recent report on intimidation by the Committee on Standards in Public Life
- Child protection online
Further information
- Read the House of Commons Library briefing on online harassment and cyber bullying
- Read the House of Commons Library briefing on online abuse
- About Parliament: Select committees
- Visiting Parliament: Watch committees
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