European Parliament adopts landmark laws for internet platforms
2 years, 5 months ago

European Parliament adopts landmark laws for internet platforms

Al Jazeera  

The new rules will improve internet consumer protection and supervision of online platforms. The European Parliament has adopted landmark laws that will improve internet consumer protection and supervision of online platforms. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the commission “will be the digital regulator for the biggest platforms”. Targeted ads Furthermore, the DSA bans targeted advertising using sensitive personal data like sexual orientation or political and religious beliefs. The DMA focuses on market distortion risks and targets the biggest digital players – those platforms that act as so-called “gatekeepers” – to prevent them from abusing their dominant market position.

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EU Commission asks 3 major porn sites to give details on kids’ protection measures under digital law
6 months, 1 week ago

EU Commission asks 3 major porn sites to give details on kids’ protection measures under digital law

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Commission is asking three of the world’s biggest pornography sites to provide details of the measures they have taken to better protect minors from accessing their content and prevent gender-based violence. The European Union’s executive branch took the decision targeting Pornhub, XVideos and Stripchat under its trailblazing Digital Services Act, or DSA, which imposes a set …

Is the Draft Digital Competition Bill too restrictive?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Is the Draft Digital Competition Bill too restrictive?

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has put out a draft Digital Competition Bill to regulate anti-competitive practices in the digital space. The Bill has provisions for identifying Systemically Significant Digital Enterprises – basically large digital platforms. While the Bill seems well-intentioned, various stakeholders have expressed concerns that it is far too invasive and could stifle innovation, undermine the interests of …

Why Are Big Tech Companies Jittery About Digital Competition Bill? How Different It Is From The EU Law
7 months, 1 week ago

Why Are Big Tech Companies Jittery About Digital Competition Bill? How Different It Is From The EU Law

News 18  

Big tech companies, including Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Amazon will come under scrutiny as the Digital Competition Bill takes shape, which would stop them from self-preferencing their own services. The draft law, called the Digital Competition Bill, 2024, has provisions to set presumptive norms to curb anti-competitive practices before they actually take place, and promises to impose heavy penalties for …

EU targets Apple, Amazon, Meta and other Big Tech in next phase of digital crackdown
1 year, 3 months ago

EU targets Apple, Amazon, Meta and other Big Tech in next phase of digital crackdown

Associated Press  

LONDON — Six Big Tech companies including Amazon, Apple and Microsoft faced fresh pressure Wednesday from the European Union, which moved to counter their digital dominance with far-reaching rules aimed at giving users more choices and making competition fairer. Google parent Alphabet, Facebook owner Meta and TikTok parent ByteDance also were classified as online “gatekeepers” subject to the strictest requirements …

EU industry chief urges Big Tech to use new online content rules to restore trust
1 year, 4 months ago

EU industry chief urges Big Tech to use new online content rules to restore trust

The Hindu  

Alphabet's Google, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Twitter, TikTok and other tech giants should use EU online content rules that apply to them this Friday to restore trust and safety in their platforms, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Wednesday. The rules known as the Digital Services Act require the companies to perform risk management, conduct external and independent auditing, share …

EU's Digital Services Act referential milestone
1 year, 4 months ago

EU's Digital Services Act referential milestone

China Daily  

This combination of pictures created on April 25, 2023 shows logos of online platforms, applications, social networks and technology and IT companies of Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Wikipedia, Pinterest, AliExpress, Facebook, Meta, Apple app store, Snapchat, Linkedin, Youtube, Instagram, Twitter, Tik Tok and fashion retailer Zalando. The EU Digital Services Act, which comes into force on Friday, will lead to big …

Europe’s Digital Services Act to impact Google, Facebook, TikTok. Here’s how
1 year, 4 months ago

Europe’s Digital Services Act to impact Google, Facebook, TikTok. Here’s how

Live Mint  

Google, Facebook, TikTok, Amazon, Instagram, Snapchat and other major tech companies operating in Europe are confronting an extensive effort to clean up online content, AP reported. Platforms have begun implementing new methods for European users to report illegal online content and problematic products, which companies will be obligated to promptly and objectively remove. Meta’s president for global affairs Nick Clegg …

EU’s new rules for tech giants are about to kick in: All you need to know
1 year, 4 months ago

EU’s new rules for tech giants are about to kick in: All you need to know

Al Jazeera  

Google, Facebook, TikTok and others face one of the most far-reaching efforts to clean up what EU residents see online. Snapchat said advertisers will not be able to use personalisation and optimisation tools for teens in the EU and United Kingdom Snapchat users who are 18 and older also would get more transparency and control over ads they see, including …

EU warns Twitter to improve content moderation as new rules loom
1 year, 6 months ago

EU warns Twitter to improve content moderation as new rules loom

The Hindu  

The EU's top tech enforcer warned Elon Musk on Thursday that Twitter must have enough resources to moderate dangerous content by August 25 or risk being in violation of the bloc's landmark rules to rein in big tech. I spoke on this specific topic with Elon Musk," EU commissioner Thierry Breton told reporters following a meeting at Twitter headquarters, which …

Europe has led the global charge against big tech. But does it need a new approach?
1 year, 7 months ago

Europe has led the global charge against big tech. But does it need a new approach?

Live Mint  

In the past couple of decades, Europe and America have taken different paths in how they regulate large firms. Perhaps surprisingly, Europe took on even the mighty tech giants, imposing multi-billion-euro fines on the likes of Google and, at times, forcing changes to tech business models. Ms Vestager’s regulatory method is premised on the idea that consumer tech markets tend …

Explained | What is the E.U. Digital Markets Act?
2 years, 1 month ago

Explained | What is the E.U. Digital Markets Act?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Digital Markets Act entered into force in the European Union on November 1, seven months after it was agreed for by the European Parliament in March this year. In addition to managing a ‘core platform service’, a company must have accrued an annual turnover of at least €7.5 billion in each of the last three …

Europe Prepares to Rewrite the Rules of the Internet
2 years, 1 month ago

Europe Prepares to Rewrite the Rules of the Internet

Wired  

Next week, a law takes effect that will change the internet forever—and make it much more difficult to be a tech giant. Last month, he became director of a new EU office in San Francisco, established in part to explain the law’s consequences to Big Tech companies. “If you have an iPhone, you should be able to download apps not …

U.S. bill strengthens digital news publishers’ right for revenue sharing with Big Tech
2 years, 3 months ago

U.S. bill strengthens digital news publishers’ right for revenue sharing with Big Tech

The Hindu  

Bipartite senators in the United States on Wednesday introduced a revised version of a bill that would make it easier for digital news publishers to negotiate with Big Tech companies for using their content on the former’s respective platforms. As per news agency Reuters, the bill titled ‘The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act’ endeavours to remove “legal obstacles to news …

Europe's Big Tech Law Is Approved. Now Comes the Hard Part
54 years, 11 months ago

Europe's Big Tech Law Is Approved. Now Comes the Hard Part

Wired  

The potential gold standard for online content governance in the EU—the Digital Services Act—is now a reality after the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly for the legislation earlier this week. WIRED OPINION ABOUT Asha Allen is Advocacy Director for Europe, Online Expression & Civic Space for the Centre of Democracy and Technology, Europe Office, where she coordinates advocacy engagement on the …

EU lawmakers pass landmark tech rules, but enforcement a worry
2 years, 5 months ago

EU lawmakers pass landmark tech rules, but enforcement a worry

The Hindu  

EU lawmakers gave the thumbs up on Tuesday to landmark rules to rein in the power of tech giants such as Alphabet unit Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft, but enforcing them could be an issue due to regulators' limited resources. In addition to the rules known as the Digital Markets Act, lawmakers also approved the Digital Services Act, which …

EU Passes New Law, Demands Better Support From Google, Facebook To Police Content
2 years, 5 months ago

EU Passes New Law, Demands Better Support From Google, Facebook To Police Content

News 18  

BRUSSELS: EU lawmakers gave the thumbs up on Tuesday to landmark rules to rein in the power of tech giants such as Alphabet unit Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft, but enforcing them could be an issue due to regulators' limited resources. In addition to the rules known as the Digital Markets Act, lawmakers also approved the Digital Services Act, …

Illegal offline, illegal online: Will EU rules for the internet have a global impact?
2 years, 7 months ago

Illegal offline, illegal online: Will EU rules for the internet have a global impact?

Hindustan Times  

The upcoming Digital Services Act, or DSA of the European Union is yet to be released in their final version, but the very ambition of the rules is becoming clearer by the day. Even though this legislation when it goes into force, will be applicable to citizens in the European Union countries, it will have a global impact much like …

Explained | What are Europe’s new Internet rules and how will they impact big tech?
2 years, 7 months ago

Explained | What are Europe’s new Internet rules and how will they impact big tech?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The European Union member states and the European Parliament on April 23 secured a landmark agreement to tackle harmful content online through the Digital Services Act. The European Commission, the executive arm of the EU, had proposed the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act in December 2020 in order to “protect consumers and their …

EU Has New Laws For Tech Giants: Google, Meta, Amazon And More To Face These New Regulations In Europe
2 years, 7 months ago

EU Has New Laws For Tech Giants: Google, Meta, Amazon And More To Face These New Regulations In Europe

News 18  

The European Union has a new legislation to regulate tech giants. On Saturday, April 23, the Union agreed on the terms of the Digital Services Act, which will force tech giants to take responsibility to content that appears on their platforms. “The DSA will upgrade the ground-rules for all online services in the EU," the European Commission President Ursula Von …

EU law targets Big Tech over hate speech, disinformation
2 years, 8 months ago

EU law targets Big Tech over hate speech, disinformation

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — Big tech companies like Google and Facebook parent Meta will have to police their platforms more strictly to better protect European users from hate speech, disinformation and other harmful online content under landmark EU legislation approved early Saturday. “With the DSA, the time of big online platforms behaving like they are ‘too big to care’ is coming to …

European Union reaches landmark deal on hate speech, disinformation
2 years, 8 months ago

European Union reaches landmark deal on hate speech, disinformation

The Hindu  

The European Union reached a landmark deal on April 23 to take aim at hate speech, disinformation and other harmful content online that would force big tech companies to police themselves harder, make it easier for users to flag problems and empower regulators to punish noncompliance with billions in fines. EU officials finally clinched the agreement in principle in the …

Europe agrees to sweeping new regulations for tech platforms
2 years, 8 months ago

Europe agrees to sweeping new regulations for tech platforms

CNN  

CNN — European policymakers have reached agreement on a sweeping package of new regulations for tech platforms that could mean big changes in oversight for everything from social media algorithms to digital advertising — and with potential ramifications worldwide. Together with the Digital Markets Act — a competition-focused bill intended to make dominant online platforms more open — the DSA …

EU law targets Big Tech over hate speech, disinformation
2 years, 8 months ago

EU law targets Big Tech over hate speech, disinformation

NPR  

EU law targets Big Tech over hate speech, disinformation Enlarge this image toggle caption Michel Euler/AP Michel Euler/AP BRUSSELS — Big tech companies like Google and Facebook parent Meta will have to police their platforms more strictly to better protect European users from hate speech, disinformation and other harmful online content under landmark EU legislation approved early Saturday. Sponsor Message …

EU agrees on new digital rules to rein in Big Tech dominance
2 years, 8 months ago

EU agrees on new digital rules to rein in Big Tech dominance

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union set the stage for a stepped-up crackdown on big tech companies with an agreement on landmark digital rules to rein in online “gatekeepers” such as Google and Facebook parent Meta. “What we have been deciding about yesterday will start a new era in tech regulation,” the European Union’s lead lawmaker Andreas Schwab, said at a …

EU officials agree on rules to rein in Big Tech dominance
2 years, 8 months ago

EU officials agree on rules to rein in Big Tech dominance

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — European Union officials agreed Thursday on a landmark provisional agreement aimed at clamping down on the biggest online companies, dubbed digital “gatekeepers,” by laying out a list of dos and don’ts. With those rules, the bloc is seeking to prevent tech giants like Google, Meta and Apple from dominating digital markets, a change from its previous practice of …

Reining in the power of tech giants
2 years, 11 months ago

Reining in the power of tech giants

The Hindu  

The story so far: On January 20, the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary approved a bill that would prohibit Big Tech platforms, such as Amazon.com Inc., Facebook-owner Meta Platforms Inc., Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google, from favouring their products and services or ‘self-preferencing’. The American Innovation and Choice Online Act was introduced in Senate on October 18, 2021, …

EXPLAINER: How sweeping EU rules would curb tech companies
2 years, 11 months ago

EXPLAINER: How sweeping EU rules would curb tech companies

Associated Press  

LONDON — Online companies would have to ramp up efforts to keep harmful content off their platforms and take other steps to protect users under rules that European Union lawmakers approved Thursday. The legislation is part of a sweeping overhaul of the European Union’s digital rules aimed at ensuring online companies, including tech giants like Google and Facebook parent Meta, …

EU lawmakers agree on rules to target big tech- FT
3 years, 1 month ago

EU lawmakers agree on rules to target big tech- FT

The Hindu  

European Union lawmakers have reached a deal on how to target big tech companies, as part of a move to limit anti-competitive practices in the digital economy, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. The rules would draw more companies than previously thought into the EU's planned Digital Markets Act, the newspaper said, adding that the EU plans to implement the …

EU tech rules should curb cloud computing providers
3 years, 1 month ago

EU tech rules should curb cloud computing providers

The Hindu  

Draft EU rules to curb the power of Amazon, Apple, Alphabet unit Google and Facebook should also tackle cloud computing services providers over potential anti-competitive practices, a study said on Tuesday. The report coincides with concerns that some EU lawmakers who are reviewing the Digital Markets Act proposed by EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager may be lenient towards cloud computing …

EU moves to rein in U.S. tech giants with threat of fines, break-up
4 years ago

EU moves to rein in U.S. tech giants with threat of fines, break-up

The Hindu  

U.S. technology firms including Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google face fines of up to 10% of annual turnover and could even be broken up under draft European Union rules announced on Tuesday aimed at curbing their powers. “It seems Europe is intent on punishing successful companies that have made deep investments in Europe's economic growth and recovery,” Myron Brilliant, executive …

EU, Britain to toughen rules, fines for tech giants
4 years ago

EU, Britain to toughen rules, fines for tech giants

Associated Press  

LONDON — Big tech companies face hefty fines in the European Union and Britain if they treat rivals unfairly or fail to protect users on their platforms, in proposed regulations unveiled Tuesday by officials in Brussels and London. The rules, known as the Digital Markets Act, allow for fines of up to 10% of annual global revenue and, controversially, set …

Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act: Europe could break up Big Tech companies like Google and Facebook
4 years ago

Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act: Europe could break up Big Tech companies like Google and Facebook

CNN  

London CNN Business — Officials across Europe on Tuesday unveiled legislation that would give regulators sweeping new powers to take on US tech giants, threatening huge fines and raising the prospect of breakups or bans for repeat offenders. A second proposal called the Digital Markets Act would subject firms that are branded “gatekeepers” to a list of dos and don’ts …

Tougher new rules for tech giants, more power to enforcers, Europe antitrust chief says
4 years, 1 month ago

Tougher new rules for tech giants, more power to enforcers, Europe antitrust chief says

The Hindu  

Tech giants will have to do more to weed out illegal and harmful content while online gatekeepers will be bound by a list of dos and don'ts under new rules aimed at reining in their power, Europe's antitrust chief said on Thursday. European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager also proposed new powers for enforcers to tackle market failures in digital markets …

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