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Europe is cracking down on Big Tech. This is what will change when you sign on (apnews.com)

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Starting Friday, Europeans will see their online life change.

People in the 27-nation European Union can alter some of what shows up when they search, scroll and share on the biggest social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram and Facebook and other tech giants like Google and Amazon.

That’s because Big Tech companies, most headquartered in the U.S., are now subject to a pioneering new set of EU digital regulations. The Digital Services Act aims to protect European users when it comes to privacy, transparency and removal of harmful or illegal content.

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[-] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 54 points 1 year ago

I wish we had this in the US, instead we just have conservatives try to take control of the entire Internet every couple of years.

[-] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 year ago

Stop KOSA! 🫠

[-] 1ird@notyour.rodeo 3 points 1 year ago

They were doing this back in 2002ish. The Screensavers used to run segments promoting the EFF all the time.

[-] root@precious.net -4 points 1 year ago

I think it was the left telling social media what they should and shouldn't redact.. everything from COVID scepticism to Hunter Bidens laptop.

[-] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Source?

[-] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago

Every single website now asks me if I want to accept cookies.

[-] smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 1 year ago

They don't have to ask for cookies permission, just like they don't have to ask for sending you JavaScript code (but should) or CSS styles. What they have to do is ask for permission for collecting personal data or sending it to third-parties. That's all.

[-] mineapple@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago

May I tell you about uBlock Origin?

[-] avater@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

and how would help that ?

[-] fristislurper@feddit.nl 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It can hide cookie banners for you with the right settings. Since gdpr dictates no choice = no cookies, this should block all tracking stuff.

I don't remember what exactly you need to enable, but you can use DDG to find out.

[-] DarkThoughts@kbin.social 20 points 1 year ago

Since gdpr dictates no choice = no cookies, this should block all tracking stuff.

It should, but doesn't. 90% of all of those prompts are basically illegal in several ways and this is one of them.

[-] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Maybe they should just stop trying to give us cookie

[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 15 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Users should find it easier to report a post, video or comment that breaks the law or violates a platform’s rules so that it can be reviewed and taken down if required.

To pinpoint the problem, people can choose from categories such as hate speech and harassment, suicide and self-harm, misinformation or frauds and scams.

Google said it’s “expanding the scope” of its transparency reports by giving more information about how it handles content moderation for more of its services, including Search, Maps, Shopping and Play Store, without providing more details.

The online retail giant said it invests “significantly in protecting our store from bad actors, illegal content and in creating a trustworthy shopping experience.

Online fashion marketplace Zalando is setting up flagging systems, though it downplays the threat posed by its highly curated collection of designer clothes, bags and shoes.

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[-] honey_im_meat_grinding@lemmy.blahaj.zone 49 points 1 year ago

This isn't a great summary, but with the article headings as context it makes a bit more sense:

YOU CAN TURN OFF AI-RECOMMENDED VIDEOS

IT’S EASIER TO FLAG HARMFUL CONTENT

YOU’LL KNOW WHY YOUR POST WAS TAKEN DOWN

YOU CAN REPORT FAKE PRODUCTS

YOUR KIDS WON’T BE TARGETED WITH DIGITAL ADS

[-] VentraSqwal@links.dartboard.social 12 points 1 year ago

These all sound like good ideas.

[-] asunaspersonalasst@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago

If only this decision could influence better than how certain things in the US were inplemented before tha impacted the rwst of the world (take cannabis for example)

[-] notacat@mander.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

Good bot.

[-] xePBMg9@lemmynsfw.com 9 points 1 year ago

So they are legally not allowed to advertise to kids? Will you have to id yourself on every site? This is what the end goal is, right?

[-] wieli99@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 year ago

Not even close. They disallow targeted add for minors. That means that ads can still be shown, but not tailored ones for kids.

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_20_2348

[-] 1ird@notyour.rodeo 4 points 1 year ago

Just show porn ads everywhere. Problem solved.

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