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“It’s worrying to see a
downward trend in review-
ing notifications related to
illegal hate speech by so-
cial media platforms,” Eu-
ropean Commission Vice
President Vera Jourova
tweeted. “Online hate
speech is a scourge of a
digital age and platforms facebook.com/arubatoday/