As noted, 31 parliamentarians voted in favor of the provision, which is part of a more extensive draft, six opposed and four abstained.
According to the document, Internet giants, such as Facebook and Google, are given 24 hours to remove the so-called hate speech. For refusal to delete content, a penalty of up to € 1.25 million.
The project refers to prohibited content videos and messages containing incitement to violence, terrorism, racial or religious discrimination.
Now the bill will be submitted to the upper house of parliament.
A proposal for the introduction of appropriate measures put forward by French President Emmanuel Macron because of "the growth of extremist statements in social networks."
The French leader urged to pay attention to the experience of Germany in this area.
So, in 2017, the Bundestag passed a bill providing for fines for social networks in the amount of up to € 50 million if they do not promptly remove posts with inappropriate content.