The EU’s top court gave judges broader power to order the removal of Facebook posts, dealing a fresh blow to the U.S. tech giant
By Sam Schechner Oct. 3, 2019 7:37 am ET The European Union’s top court gave judges in the bloc broader power to order the removal of Facebook FB 0.62% posts, dealing a fresh blow to the U.S. tech giant as it faces growing regulatory headwinds on both sides of the Atlantic.
On one hand, policy makers in Europe and elsewhere have proposed new laws that make hosting companies more responsible for what their users post online, part of a growing backlash against the power and influence of tech companies such as Facebook, including complaints they don’t do enough to stop the spread disinformation.
The push to force broader removal of content by social-media companies is a shift from an older model, where companies have often remained protected by generation-old rules that shield them from liability for content their users disseminate until they are specifically notified of it.
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