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LINK Google, Meta, and others will have to explain their algorithms under new EU legislation - The Verge

(I don't see this as a limit to free speech, so much as it is trying to establish public safety standards, much like free speech doesn't protect a person form yelling "fire" in a theater.)

The EU has agreed on another ambitious piece of legislation to police the online world.

Early Saturday morning after hours of negotiations, the bloc agreed on the broad terms of the Digital Services Act, or DSA, which will force tech companies to take greater responsibility for content that appears on their platforms. New obligations include removing illegal content and goods more quickly, explaining to users and researchers how their algorithms work, and taking stricter action on the spread of misinformation. Companies face fines of up to six percent of their annual turnover for non-compliance.

“The DSA will upgrade the ground-rules for all online services in the EU,” said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in a statement. “It gives practical effect to the principle that what is illegal offline, should be illegal online. The greater the size, the greater the responsibilities of online platforms.”

snytiger6 9 Apr 23
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All technologies get improved by legislation as time presents consequences from flaws. This is normal. What is really different here is the stakes of those consequences and the urgency.

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Good for those social media companies. I hope other follow there example.

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