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.

    • @smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      18•10 months 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•10 months 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
            20•10 months 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.