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The EU’s Digital Services Act goes into effect today: here’s what that means (www.theverge.com)

submitted 2 years ago by fry@fry.gs to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] harry315@feddit.de 117 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Alright, trying an ELI5 here.

Big internet platforms like YouTube, Instagram etc. will get new rules in the EU

Less relevant/targeted ads for minors
Ads are not allowed to target you based on your gender, ethnicity etc.
More transparency and more control over which content will get shown to you
Big internet companies can get sued for the content users upload
They will implement reporting and delting tools to not get sued
Maybe we'll see some upload filters
Instagram will give you a chronological feed
TikTok will give you some trending stuff within your region
EU only

[–] FatTony@lemmy.world 81 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Big internet companies can get sued for the content users upload

I've got a bad feeling about this.

[–] SkepticalButOpenMinded@lemmy.ca 30 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I suspect they just can’t be willfully negligent. Right now Facebook could actively promote a genocide and not see any consequences.

[–] Edgelord_Of_Tomorrow@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Right now Facebook could actively promote a genocide and not see any consequences.

Rohingya says what

[–] VentraSqwal@links.dartboard.social 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yup. I was up for it until that point. That bullet is a terrible idea.

[–] wahming@monyet.cc 27 points 2 years ago

Eh, there's more nuance to it than implied in the TLDR

[–] curiousaur@reddthat.com -3 points 2 years ago

You should, this is really bad. These laws are all so backwards. That's like suing the postal service because of people putting illegal stuff in the mail. Or phone companies for streaming copyrighted material because a song was playing in the background.

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Looking forward to seeing ads for bras... :)

Just kidding. I don't see ads anyway.

[–] riskable@programming.dev 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

You'll never get the support you need with that attitude!

[–] OrangeCorvus@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

More transparency and more control over which content will get shown to you

So I can block all the "this changes everything", "incredible thing you did not know", "mind blowing details about game x" videos from youtube? When I load Youtube I always scroll down on the main page and click don't recommend this channel on all videos that have titles like that or thumbnails with arrows, red circles or other crap thumbnails. Don't care what channel it is.

[–] ripcord@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Do you browse your subscribed channels?

[–] OrangeCorvus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Nope, I am mainly subscribed to business channels, like news and other stuff. I don't really follow youtubers, I think I have around 3-4.