The EU takes action! 19 tech giants including Apple and Google are facing stricter regulation

2023-04-27

The far-reaching EU Digital Services Act will require 19 social media, search engine, and e-commerce companies to complete reforms by the end of August to comply with stricter new regulations. The Wall Street Journal reported that on Tuesday, companies such as Apple, Google, and Amazon all had one or more services listed as "very large" online platforms or search engines by EU enforcement agencies, which means that, They face stricter regulations than ordinary technology companies, and the "four month countdown has begun". According to the report, these companies are classified as "very large" because they all stated in February this year that they have over 45 million monthly active users in the EU, which means that these companies cover at least 10% of the EU population. Companies with Apple logos in the United States that do not reach this user level will face slightly looser regulations, and their regulations will not take effect until next year. The larger the scale, the greater the responsibility, "said EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Brighton." Very large "online platforms and search engines" cannot appear as if they are too big to care. "According to the EU's Digital Services Act, companies that fail to comply with new regulations will face fines, up to 6% of their global revenue. For enterprises that repeatedly violate regulations, their related services may be directly suspended. According to the Wall Street Journal, under new EU regulations, companies need to conduct regular evaluations to revoke illegal content on platforms that do not comply with the provisions of the Digital Services Act, while also ensuring users' right to appeal against content that has been removed without reason. Currently, many companies have responded to this news. Apple responded that its software store has already started operating in accordance with the provisions of the Digital Services Act. Amazon and Google have also expressed that they are improving their plans in accordance with new regulations. Breton is concerned about Facebook's content review system in the context of the election. He said, "The Facebook parent company needs to carefully investigate its own system and make repairs where needed." In response, the Facebook parent company stated that it will take significant measures to combat the spread of harmful content on its platform and recognizes that this is particularly important during critical times. In addition, EU officials have also warned Twitter that it needs to comply with relevant laws. Tesla CEO Musk stated that Twitter should comply with local laws and he also plans to comply with the Digital Services Act, but he does not want to take additional measures in reviewing online content. (New News Agency)

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