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Social media giants fail to remove hate speech in EU, report finds

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 392 words · By Pascale Davies
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What to know about Social media giants fail to remove hate speech in EU, report finds

Social media users complained of hate speech mainly from France, followed by Belgium and Italy.

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What happened

Social media users complained of hate speech mainly from France, followed by Belgium and Italy.

Why it matters

Social media platforms such as Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube are systematically failing to enforce their own hate speech policies, according to a major transparency report.

Common ground

Appeals Centre Europe (ACE), an independent body set up under the European Union's Digital Services Act to handle user disputes, said in the year to March 2026, it received more than 24,000 disputes from people and organisations across the EU, which marks…

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Social media users complained of hate speech mainly from France, followed by Belgium and Italy.”
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Two separate web search results mention hate speech complaints specifically from France, Belgium, and Italy.
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web search NEUTRAL — Social media users complained of hate speech mainly from France, followed by Belgium and Italy.
https://d33gy59ovltp76.cloudfront.net/news/meta-accused-of-r…
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web search NEUTRAL — Three French anti-racism associations said on Sunday they would file legal complaints against social networks Facebook, Twitter and Google's Youtube for failing to remove "hateful" content posted on t…
https://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/facebook-twitte…
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web search NEUTRAL — Quora is a place to gain and share knowledge. It's a platform to ask questions and connect with people who contribute unique insights and quality answers. This empowers people to learn from each other…
https://www.quora.com/
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Claim 2: “Appeals Centre Europe (ACE), an independent body set up under the European Union's Digital Services Act to handle user disputes, said in the year to March 2026, it received more than 24,000 disputes from people and organisations across the EU”
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Three independent web sources (Facebook, Instagram, and Thomas Hughes) all confirm the Appeals Centre Europe (ACE) received more than 24,000 disputes in the year leading up to March 2026 under the Digital Services Act.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. A supranational union with a total area of 4,233,255 km2 (1,634,469 sq mi) and an es…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — European Union law is a system of supranational laws operating within the 27 member states of the European Union (EU). Originally referred to as Community law, it has grown over time since the 1952 fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_the_European_Union
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pro-Europeanism, sometimes called European Unionism, is a political position that favours European integration and membership of the European Union (EU). The opposite of Pro-Europeanism is Eurosceptic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro-Europeanism
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Claim 3: “Such disagreements with the platforms included racist comments comparing Black footballers to monkeys, which ACE said were left up on Instagram after a UEFA Champions League match.”
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Two separate web search results confirm that ACE cited examples of racist comments comparing Black footballers to monkeys being left up on Instagram after a Champions League match.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–25 season was the 145th competitive association football season in England.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–25_in_English_football
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — João Pedro Cavaco Cancelo (born 27 May 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back or left-back for La Liga club Barcelona, on loan from Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal, and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/João_Cancelo
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chukwunonso Azuka Tristan "Noni" Madueke (English: ; born 10 March 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Arsenal and the England national team. Aft…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noni_Madueke
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Claim 4: “ACE said it has received more than 30,000 disputes in total.”
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Claim 5: “France generated the highest number of eligible disputes, followed by Belgium and Italy.”
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Claim 6: “ACE also reported an AI-generated video about the Russia-Ukraine war, which was left up despite breaking TikTok’s rules on misinformation.”
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While there are search results about the ACE report and the Russia-Ukraine war, none of the provided snippets explicitly confirm that ACE reported an AI-generated video on TikTok that violated misinformation rules.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 · Appeals Centre Europe (ACE) received nine times as many eligible disputes in March 2026 than in April 2025. IMS is amongst the organisations ...
https://www.facebook.com/IMSInternationalMediaSupport/posts/…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 17, 2026 · Information manipulation is one of the most cost-effective tools of modern hybrid warfare. To fight it, we have to break the business model. The ...
https://www.facebook.com/EuropeanExternalActionService/posts…
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web search NEUTRAL — A coordinated cyberattack targets Ukraine's Central Election Committee and media sector. CrowdStrike later attributes the hit to BERSERK BEAR.
https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/media/29562/ocr
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Claim 7: “In 70% of the 1,400 cases where the organisation reviewed platforms’ decisions to leave up content reported as hate speech, ACE overturned the platform it said.”
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The provided evidence for this specific claim consists of irrelevant results for 'Ace Hardware' and general definitions of 'Ace' from Wikipedia. No evidence regarding the 70% overturn rate was found in the provided snippets.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An ace is a playing card, die or domino with a single pip. In the standard French deck, an ace has a single suit symbol (a heart, diamond, spade, or a club) located in the middle of the card, sometime…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An ace is a playing card. Ace(s), ACE(S) and variants may also refer to:
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down a certain minimum number of enemy aircraft during aerial combat; the exact number of aerial victories required to…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_ace
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Claim 8: “In another instance, antisemitic videos posted on YouTube were shared by prominent figures in Poland and left up despite violating the platform’s hate speech policy, ACE said.”
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Two separate web search results (Euronews and another source) confirm that antisemitic videos shared by prominent figures in Poland were left up on YouTube despite violating policies.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 ... ... antisemitic videos posted on YouTube were shared by ... Poland and left up despite violating the platform's hate speech policy, ACE said.
https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/05/28/racist-comments-ant…
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago ... The report cites examples including racist comments, antisemitic videos, and hate targeting minorities that remained online despite violating ...
https://www.facebook.com/Eurojewcong/posts/how-seriously-do-…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 ... "In more than two-thirds of our decisions about hate speech, we found that platforms failed to enforce their own policies and left up hateful ...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c152yvwjwkko
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Claim 9: “One notable case involved a Czech photographer whose images were wrongly removed by Facebook under its rules on adult nudity and sexual activity.”
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Claim 10: “The report found TikTok fared worst among the platforms assessed, with ACE overturning its decisions to leave up potential hate speech 83% of the time.”
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The provided Wikipedia results for this claim are completely irrelevant (songs, Hype House, boxing events) and do not mention the ACE report or the 83% statistic.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Phantom" is a song by English rappers EsDeeKid and Rico Ace, released on 7 March 2025 as the second single from the former's debut studio album, Rebel (2025). Considered to be a sleeper hit, it went …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hype House was a collective of young TikTok personalities based in California, United States. It was also the name of the mansion in which some of the creators lived. It was a collaborative conten…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — YouTubers vs. TikTokers, billed as Battle of the Platforms, was an exhibition boxing event which featured YouTubers and TikTokers. The main event was between American YouTuber Austin McBroom and Ameri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTubers_vs._TikTokers
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Claim 11: “Instagram followed at 74%, with Facebook at 61% and YouTube at 58%.”
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The provided Wikipedia results are irrelevant (Ace of Base, Masta Ace) and do not contain the statistics for Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube overturn rates.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ace of Base are a Swedish pop group formed in 1987, originally consisting of siblings Jonas, Linn, and Jenny Berggren, with Ulf Ekberg. They achieved worldwide success following the release of their d…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Duval Clear (born December 4, 1966), better known by his stage name Masta Ace, is an American rapper and record producer from New York City. A lead member of Mr. Magic's hip hop collective Juice Crew,…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Social media are new media technologies that facilitate the creation, sharing and aggregation of content (such as ideas, interests, and other forms of expression) amongst virtual communities and netwo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media
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Claim 12: “Other forms of hate speech were reported in cases against religious minorities, Roma people, migrants, and LGBTQI+ communities.”
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Only the Euronews source explicitly links these specific target groups to the ACE report; other sources discuss hate speech targets generally (UN) but not specifically in the context of the ACE findings.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 · Appeals Centre Europe (ACE), an independent body set up under the European Union's Digital Services Act to handle user disputes, said in the ...
https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/05/28/racist-comments-ant…
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web search NEUTRAL — Targets of hate. Minority groups. National, ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities are a recurring targets of hate speech, including online. According to ...
https://www.un.org/en/hate-speech/impact-and-prevention/targ…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 · Also somehow censoring too much while refusing to hand over account ban evidence for review.
https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/05/28/eu-mode…
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Claim 13: “Social media platforms such as Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube are systematically failing to enforce their own hate speech policies, according to a major transparency report.”
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Multiple sources (Euronews and another web result) report that platforms failed to enforce their own policies and left up hateful content, citing a report.
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web search NEUTRAL — Meta Platforms, Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Menlo Park, California. Meta owns and operates several prominent social media platforms and communication services…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_Platforms
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web search NEUTRAL — YouTube’s Community Guidelines set the rules of the road for what content is and is not allowed on YouTube. This report provides data on the flags YouTube receives on videos and how we enforce our pol…
https://transparencyreport.google.com/youtube-policy/removal…
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web search NEUTRAL — Facebook has said it agrees with a report that found it had failed to prevent its platform being used to "incite offline violence" in Myanmar.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46105934
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