Digital Services Act (DSA)
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Germany, Romania appoint illegal online content flaggers
The organisations will help report online platforms’ illegal behaviour, as required under the Digital Services Act. ADVERTISEMENT Germany and Romania…
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Ireland announces new online safety rules for video-sharing platforms
A new online safety code restricts certain harmful content, like pornography, child sex abuse, and cyberbullying. ADVERTISEMENT Ireland has adopted…
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Elon Musk faces potential personal hit in EU X probe
The EU Commission began a probe into Musk’s X in December to check a possible breach of the Digital Services…
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Foreign porn websites blocked in France for lack of age control checks
The porn websites did not properly check the age of users, the Paris Court of Appeal said in a decision…
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Dutch prosecutor and police investigate Telegram’s lack of cooperation
The messaging app is barely responding to judicial requests to remove illegal content, the Dutch state secretary wrote to parliament.…
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Maltese, Irish dispute bodies to rule on social media complaints
The first authorities were approved under the Digital Services Act this year, with the aim to be quicker than legal…
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Czechia, Cyprus, Portugal urged to comply with DSA
The countries did not meet the February deadline to comply with the Digital Services Act. ADVERTISEMENT Czechia, Cyprus and Portugal…
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EU Commission probes TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat’s video suggestions
The EU executive has started an investigation into social media network practices, given fears that vulnerable people are being fed…
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What were tech commissioner Virkkunen’s policy concerns as an MEP?
Data shows that incoming EU tech commissioner Henna Virkkunen showed growing interest in tech dossiers such as audiovisual laws during…
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Six EU countries call for tough DSA action against platforms like Shein, Temu
Germany, Austria, Poland, Denmark, the Netherlands and France call for a unified approach in enforcing EU-standards in e-commerce. ADVERTISEMENT Austria,…
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