The issue has also become a big political topic in Europe, with French voters deluged with false stories ahead of the presidential election in May and Germany backing a plan to fine social media networks if they fail to remove hateful postings promptly, ahead of elections there in September.
这个问题也成为欧洲的一个重大政治话题，法国五月份总统选举前，选民遭遇了虚假故事的泛滥，德国则率先在九月选举前通过了对罚款计划的支持，如果社交媒体网络未能及时删除仇恨帖，则会被处以罚款。