EU charges Meta and TikTok over failures to tackle illegal content

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The European Commission has found that Meta and TikTok had violated rules under the Digital Services Act (DSA) and is now giving them the chance to comply if they don't want to be fined up to 6 percent of their total worldwide annual turnover. According to the Commission, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok have "put in place burdensome procedures and tools" for researchers who want to request access to public data. This means they're stuck with incomplete or unreliable information if they want to do research on topics like how minors are exposed to illegal or harmful content online. "Allowing researchers access to platforms' data is an essential transparency obligation under the DSA," the Commission wrote.

In addition, the Commission is charging Meta over the lack of a user-friendly mechanism...

Source: https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/eu-charges-meta-and-tiktok-over-failures-to-tackle-illegal-content-121533180.html?src=rss

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