So fucking good to be european
It certainly is refreshing to see government working
This one isn’t as obviously good as many think: It contains some sensible but minor improvements for users, mixed with requirements that will result in more censorship and even more arbitrary takedowns of content because companies get punished heavily for not taking down vaguely defined “bad stuff” (including “fake news”), but don’t get punished for taking down stuff overly aggressively out of caution.
There are some major sections in there that make it feel more suitable for China than Europe.
Good to know about your shitposting habit, otherwise I could hav taken you seriously :)
Agreed, now that ive looked at it there isnt actually too much of substance
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Starting on August 25th, 2023, tech giants like Google, Facebook, Amazon, and more must comply with sweeping legislation that holds online platforms legally accountable for the content posted to them.
The DSA carves out additional rules for what it considers “very large online platforms,” forcing them to give users the right to opt out of recommendation systems and profiling, share key data with researchers and authorities, cooperate with crisis response requirements, and perform external and independent auditing.
It will also start allowing European users to view content chronologically on Reels, Stories, and Search on both Facebook and Instagram — without being subject to its personalization engine.
The company has committed to providing users with more information about why their posts or account has been removed and will give them the tools they need to appeal the decision.
It will also create an archive of targeted advertisements it shows in the EU and will give European Snapchat users over the age of 18 more control over the ads they see.
In July, Amazon filed a petition that asks the EU to reevaluate its classification as a very large online platform, claiming that it’s getting “unfairly singled out.” German retailer Zalando also filed a lawsuit against the EU Commission, similarly claiming that it doesn’t meet the definition of a very large online platform.
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It’s all great really, but sharing their data with "researchers and authorities " smells funny
share key data with researchers and authorities
I wouldnt call individual user “key data”, but rather general things:
- use time statistics
- profitability
- region of new accounts
- security
- etc
I’m just genuinely curious what nefarious things the EU plans to do with the collected data. Because I don’t see the incentive seeing as they are not a national government with security or partisan interests. I guess it might be a proxy for national government spying
Even if it’s a big step, I don’t see a big difference. This should be a little more radical . Corporations still doing whatever they want with citizens just because they can buy anything i I mean anyone too .
