on the Digital Service Act (DSA) by the Council and the European Parliament on Saturday 23 April. More than 18 months after the Commission’s proposal, we look back at the application, ambition and challenges of this agreement that seeks to regulate fake news, online hate and counterfeiting, among other things, at a time when the richest man on earth has just obtained the agreement to acquire Twitter.
Evarestos Pimplis and Louise Faudeux, MediaLab of Information ecuador whatsapp number data 5 million The DSA, a European ambition to control digital spaces “ What is illegal offline will be illegal online in the EU ,” said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. This is how the European Union wants to secure the internet by regulating discrimination, hate speech and access to fundamental rights with new measures. The Digital Service Act aims to regulate both content and platforms to further protect European citizens.
In the same vein as the GDPR and its “twin” agreement, the Digital Markets Act (DMA) – an agreement reached on March 25 – the DSA is one of the major texts for digital regulation in the European space. Social networks, application stores , platforms, marketplaces and operators, all major technology companies will have to take responsibility for the content they host , in particular by removing illegal publications themselves, and by banning users who regularly violate the rules .