Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoEU’s new rules for tech giants are about to kick in: All you need to knowwww.aljazeera.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up189arrow-down10
arrow-up189arrow-down1external-linkEU’s new rules for tech giants are about to kick in: All you need to knowwww.aljazeera.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squareitsAllDigital@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoSo it’s the “We can take down what we don’t like”-Act
minus-squareSnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up34·1 year agoOh God no, the horror that the EU could remove content that promotes hatred!
minus-squareichbinjasokreativ@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoThis law goes both ways. Left or right, extremism comes from every side.
minus-squareX3I@lemmy.x3i.techlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·1 year agoThe problem is usually in the broadness of the definition. Less democratic regimes can easily use this to forbid material about opposing views and parties. Double-edged sword.
minus-squareSnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 year agoI think the problem is that social media has been used for great evil so an attempt to curb that is good.
minus-squareadmiralteal@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 year agoAt least it’s a democratic body. Way better than Musk being in capricious control of deleting speech rights.
minus-squarelemillionsocks@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agoCant less democratic regimes do that anyway?
minus-squaresmileyhead@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoIt’s targetting only the biggest platforms and there is nothing in EU taking control.
So it’s the “We can take down what we don’t like”-Act
Oh God no, the horror that the EU could remove content that promotes hatred!
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This law goes both ways. Left or right, extremism comes from every side.
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The problem is usually in the broadness of the definition. Less democratic regimes can easily use this to forbid material about opposing views and parties. Double-edged sword.
I think the problem is that social media has been used for great evil so an attempt to curb that is good.
At least it’s a democratic body. Way better than Musk being in capricious control of deleting speech rights.
Cant less democratic regimes do that anyway?
It’s targetting only the biggest platforms and there is nothing in EU taking control.