I think we forget sometimes as Americans that the First Amendment doesn't cover the whole world. The American left may be attacking free speech in this country, but they don't have much hope of succeeding at the moment, at least, given that we still have a slight conservative majority on the Supreme Court that's willing to defend the Constitution (most of the time).
The rest of the world is an entirely different story, and that could present a problem for social media companies who understandably wish to operate on a global basis. And the problem is no longer just theoretical. Germany has just made it very real:
German lawmakers have passed a controversial law under which Facebook, Twitter, and other social media companies could face fines of up to €50 million ($57 million) for failing to remove hate speech. The Network Enforcement Act, commonly referred to as the “Facebook law,” was passed by the Bundestag, Germany’s parliamentary body, on Friday. It will go into effect in October.
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