German law would fine social media sites “publishing” fake news

Facebookreader comments 155 Share this story Germany’s coalition government is threatening to bring in legislation early next year that would see Facebook and other social media firms fined up to €500,000 (£420,000) for “publishing” fake news. "Market dominating platforms like Facebook will be…

Article Link: http://cyberparse.co.uk/2016/12/19/german-law-would-fine-social-media-sites-publishing-fake-news/