EU liberal approach
The main aim of the European authorities is to identify, block, and delete inappropriate content. In most cases, these measures apply to terrorist, radical materials, as well as websites that violate copyright. However, law enforcement agencies do not limit themselves only to finding and blocking illegal data. They search for the main source and eliminate the problem, root and stem. By doing so, they have more than once managed to indicate the hideouts of criminal groups and get rid of them.
In addition, EU countries are trying to create a filter for user statements on the Internet. The Code of Conduct on countering illegal hate speech is already in force in the European Union. The main provisions of the document are primarily aimed at tracking and timely deleting user posts that do not comply with legal norms.
Besides, Europe has ratified a set of laws that are designed to protect users and their personal data from illegal use. Yet, these laws largely determine the work of legal entities. In case of proven law breaches, they have to pay huge fines.
However, all these measures can hardly be called effective. For example, US Company Google regularly pays multimillion-dollar fines and continues to violate the provisions of the law on the processing of personal data of EU residents.