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.

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.

  • JokeDeity@lemm.eeEnglish
    584·
    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.

    • smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      18·
      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.

        • fristislurper@feddit.nlEnglish
          14·
          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·
            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.

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    172·
    1 year ago

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    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.

    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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