'As the U.S. agonizes over misinformation and hate speech on social media and the harm it does to democracy,' said one journalist, the European Union passed the Digital Services Act 'to tackle the problem.'
"As the U.S. agonizes over misinformation and hate speech on social media and the harm it does to democracy," said one journalist, the European Union passed the Digital Services Act"to tackle the problem."The European Union on Saturday passed a landmark law that seeks to reduce social media's harmful effects by requiring Big Tech corporations to quash disinformation and illicit content on their platforms or else face multibillion-dollar fines.
The text of the DSA is not expected to be finalized for several weeks. In addition, fnal votes must still be taken, though policymakers don't anticipate significant changes to the deal agreed upon by E.U. member states, parliamentatians, and executive officials.Banning advertising aimed at children or based on sensitive data such as religion, gender, race, and political opinions;
Forcing social media platforms to allow users to flag illegal content in an"easy and effective way" so that it can be swiftly removed; and
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