Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agoEU’s new rules for tech giants are about to kick in: All you need to knowwww.aljazeera.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up189
arrow-up189external-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 · 2 years agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squareitsAllDigital@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years agoSo it’s the “We can take down what we don’t like”-Act
minus-squareSnowdenHeroOfOurTime@unilem.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up34·2 years agoOh God no, the horror that the EU could remove content that promotes hatred!
minus-squareichbinjasokreativ@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoThis law goes both ways. Left or right, extremism comes from every side.
minus-squareX3I@lemmy.x3i.techlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·2 years 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-up13·2 years 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-up10·2 years agoAt least it’s a democratic body. Way better than Musk being in capricious control of deleting speech rights.
minus-squarelemillionsocks@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 years agoCant less democratic regimes do that anyway?
minus-squaresmileyhead@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years 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.