European Commission Deadline for Information
The European Commission has set a December 1st deadline for Meta Platforms (META.O) and Snap (SNAP.N) to provide further details on their strategies for safeguarding minors against harmful and illegal content. This call for information follows a similar directive issued to YouTube, TikTok, and Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) the previous day.
As part of the Digital Services Act (DSA), which recently took effect, significant online platforms must enhance their efforts in removing unlawful and detrimental content. The Commission’s recent actions include urgent requests to Meta, X, and TikTok, demanding comprehensive plans to combat the dissemination of terrorism-related, violent, and hate speech content on their platforms.
Failure to meet the Commission’s expectations may lead to investigations, with potential repercussions for the companies involved. Penalties of up to 6% of their global turnover loom over platforms that fail to adequately address the issue of harmful content.
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