Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter could face fines if they fail to take down terrorist content within minutes

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• The EU Commissioner for Security Julian King is drawing up legislation, which would force tech companies to take down terrorist content or face fines.
• King told the Financial Times that the European Commission has not seen enough progress on the removal of terrorist material from tech platforms.
• A senior EU official said the draft legislation would likely impose a limit of one hour for platforms to delete terr0r-related material flagged by enforcement agencies.

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The EU is planning to crack down on tech companies like Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter by imposing fines if they don't remove terrorist material from their platforms quickly enough.

The EU Commissioner for Security Julian King told the Financial Times that in draft regulation due to be published next month, the EU will take a harder line with tech companies.

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