"Ministers sitting on the EU Home Affairs Council adopted their negotiating position on the European Commission’s proposed regulation against the spread of online terrorist content on Thursday (6 December), as those in the industry reacted with frustration to the plans. The regulation would see hosting providers obligated to remove terrorist content or disable access to it within one hour from the time of which it is reported. If in breach of the regulation, service providers could face fines of up to 4% of their global turnover. Dr Hany Farid, Senior Advisor at Counter Extremism Project, believes that the tech industry has got off lightly. 'The technology industry should be held to the same standards as other sectors,' he said. 'Why should the technology sector be any different, particularly when the harm from failing to do so has become all too apparent. The issue is not one of ability, but of will.'"