Eva-Maria Kirschsieper, head of public policy at Facebook Inc., pauses during a conference on combating political hate speech and fake news on social media, in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017. Chancellor Angela Merkel's government plans to fine social media networks such as Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. if they fail to combat hate speech, as German officials accuse media companies of being too slow to take action. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Volker Kauder, chairman of Chancellor Angela Merkels Christian Democratic Union parliamentary caucus, gestures while speaking during a conference on combating political hate speech and fake news on social media, in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017. Merkel's government plans to fine social media networks such as Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. if they fail to combat hate speech, as German officials accuse media companies of being too slow to take action. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty Images
DEAUVILLE, FRANCE - MAY 26: (L-R) Angela Merkel, Germany's chancellor, Nicolas Sarkozy, France's president, Maurice Levy, chief executive officer of Publicis Group SA, Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook Inc., and Eric Schmidt, chairman of Google Inc., arrive for the internet session of the G8 summit on May 26, 2011 in Deauville, France. Heads of the world's wealthiest nations are meeting in Deauville, France, for the G8 summit to discuss various security, aid and trade issues, including the "Arab Springs", nuclear safety and climate change. (Photo by Chris Ratcliffe - Pool/Getty Images)
BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 29: German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere (C) arrives to tour the Berlin office of Facebook and hold talks with Facebook representatives on August 29, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. The German government has put pressure on Facebook to curb users from posting hate speech in Facebook posts, which has become more virulent in the past year as Germany grapples with processing asylum requests and integrating those approved from the approximately one million refugees and migrants who arrived in 2015. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 29: A sign outside marks the location of the Berlin Facebook offices on August 29, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. The German government has put pressure on Facebook to curb users from posting hate speech in Facebook posts, which has become more virulent in the past year as Germany grapples with processing asylum requests and integrating those approved from the approximately one million refugees and migrants who arrived in 2015. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
