SILENCE! EU’s censorship law is now legally enforceable across social media platforms and search engines
08/29/2023 // Belle Carter // 1.3K Views
The Draconian Digital Services Act (DSA) has just been rolled out, forcing more than 40 online giants including Facebook, X, Google, and TikTok to better police the content they deliver within the European Union (EU) starting August 25. The EU Commission proposed the passage of the DSA in early 2022. It used the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) "disinformation-misinformation" allegations as a convenient excuse to push for the anti-free speech law.
The legislation applies to any digital operation serving the EU, forcing them to be legally accountable for everything from fake news to manipulation of shoppers, Russian propaganda and criminal activity including child abuse. It also applies to large and small operators, but the rules are tiered, with the toughest obligations applying to 17 companies including Facebook and Amazon that have been designated as "very large online platforms," and two "very large online search engines:" Google and Bing.
EU Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton posted on X on the day the act was put into effect, expressing his excitement for a "safer internet for everyone."
"These systemic platforms play a very important role in our daily lives — so it was time for the EU to set our own rules," he said in the caption.
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