EU Formulates Digital Services Act (DSA) to Curb Harmful Content of Social Media
The new rules, which will come into force in 2024, include the following: The DSA was drafted against the backdrop of global political and regulatory activity against online platforms. The UK is considering an online safety measure that would impose a duty of care on internet companies to protect consumers from harmful content, while the United States Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission have filed antitrust complaints against Google and Facebook. After more than 16 hours of negotiations among the EU member states, the EU’s executive arm, and EU MPs reached an agreement in the early hours of Saturday. The DSA is the second part of EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager’s plan to rein in US tech behemoths. Check out? European Non-government group Unveiling 250+ Indian Fake websites
