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In this connection, it has also been rightfully stated that any solutions by tech companies should be “cautious, adaptable, and innovative, while fully complying with international freedom of expression standards”. Examples for such solutions are specific codes of conduct adopted jointly by companies and public institutions, e.g. the EU Code of Practice on Disinformation and the Code of Conduct on Countering Illegal Hate Speech Online which has been developed by the European Commission in collaboration with several major digital technology companies (Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube). The most ambitious task in this area would be the creation of an independent self-regulatory body for social media at international level.