On Saturday, the European Union announced a provisional agreement on the digital services law, which the organization says “will help protect the digital space from illegal goods, content and services and protect fundamental rights online.”
More practically, this means that big tech companies like Meta, Google, Apple, Amazon, and others need to control their platforms and products more aggressively and remove anything that violates certain standards, including advertising.
“The DSA adheres to the principle that what is offline must also be illegal online. “It aims to protect the digital space from the dissemination of illegal content and guarantee the fundamental rights of the user,” the statement said. press release Announcement of the agreement.
️‼ ️ @EU Council Y @Europarl_ES We have just reached an interim agreement on the digital services law
The #DSA Contributes to the protection of the digital space against illegal goods, content and services and to the protection of fundamental rights online 👩💻
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– Press of the Council of the European Union (@EUCouncilPress) April 23, 2022
The new regulation risks severe penalties for companies that do not comply and, according to CNBC, the European Union does not hesitate to impose similar penalties, following antitrust violations, Google “along with a fine of 8.2 billion euros ( 8.8 billion dollars).).
The purpose of the law is to combat the social harms that result from social media and online commerce, such as the spread of hate speech, algorithms that enforce content splitting, inappropriate content or advertising aimed at minors and orientation of ethnic or religious advertising. Misinformation and more.
Size and distribution cannot be an excuse. Indeed, the older the subject, the more responsible he will be.
“The commitments made are consistent with the nature of the services involved and adapted to the number of users, which means that very large online platforms (VLOP) and very large online search engines (VLOSE) will be subject to specific requirements. “, Reads the press release. said. Agreement.
Source: Deadline
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