A top European Union legal adviser said that
social media networks like Facebook could be
ordered to take down anywhere in the world
any text, photo or other media ruled to be
defamatory by a court.
The U.S. social network said the opinion risks
letting countries undermine freedom of
expression beyond their borders.
The case concerns a Facebook user who
shared an online article on their personal
page about Austrian Greens politician Eva
Glawischnig-Piesczek.
The user put a disparaging comment about
Glawischnig-Piesczek under a “thumbnail” photo
from the article so she took legal action to make
Facebook stop the comment from spreading.