How social media is regulation in other countries around the world

2. Australia introduced the
Sharing of Abhorrent Material Act
in 2019.
Gives jail time to executives for
up to three years and fines of up
to 10% of a companies turnover.
The eSafety Commissioners office
can introduce a fine of up to
£285,000

3. Germany’s NetzDG law from 2018 applies
to any website with more than two million users
Set up procedures to review complaints.
Remove anything that is illegal
within 24 hours
Can be fined up to £4.4m
Facebook fined £1.7m for under-reporting
illegal activity on its platforms.
Company complained law had lacks clarity.

4. Russia introduced a new
law last November giving the government
power to shut down the internet in an “emergency”
Russia's data laws from 2015 required social media companies
to store any data about Russians on servers within the country.
Blocked Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter for not being
clear on how they would comply with this

5. Many social media sites are blocked in China
State provides alternatives like WeChat or Weibo
The Cyberspace Administration of China said in January 2019 it
had closed 733 websites and "cleaned up" 9,382 mobile apps
over six months
Police monitor social media platforms and screen messages that
are deemed to be politically sensitive

6. The EU is considering introducing regulation.
Social media platforms will get fines if they do not delete
extremist content within an hour.
The EU also introduced GDPR which set rules on how
companies, including social media platforms, store and use
people's data.
It has taken action on copyright. The copyright directive makes
platforms ensure that copyright infringing content is not hosted
on their sites.
Previous legislation only required the platforms to take down
such content if they were told.
Member states have until 2021 to implement the directive into
their own law.