The law which came into full force on Jan . 1 is the most ambitious effort by a Western democracy to control what appears on social media . It aims to ensure Germany s tough prohibitions against hate speech including pro - Nazi ideology are enforced online by requiring sites to remove banned content within 24 hours or face fines of up to 50 millions euros ( 62 million S ) . The law called Netz DG for short is an international test case and how it plays out is being closely watched by other countries considering similar measures .
Why did other governments pay close attention to the German s revision of social media law
[ A ] Because they worried about the future of German social media industry .
[ B ] Because they were curious about the public s reaction to the law .
[ C ] Because they wanted to learn from the experience of Germany .
[ D ] Because they appreciated German s effort to regulate the social media