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The EU’s Digital Services Act goes into effect today: here’s what that means
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Alright, trying an ELI5 here.
Big internet platforms like YouTube, Instagram etc. will get new rules in the EU
I've got a bad feeling about this.
I suspect they just can’t be willfully negligent. Right now Facebook could actively promote a genocide and not see any consequences.
Rohingya says what
Yup. I was up for it until that point. That bullet is a terrible idea.
Eh, there's more nuance to it than implied in the TLDR
You should, this is really bad. These laws are all so backwards. That's like suing the postal service because of people putting illegal stuff in the mail. Or phone companies for streaming copyrighted material because a song was playing in the background.