Key Points
"Following the terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas against Israel, we have indications that your platform is being used to disseminate illegal content and disinformation in the EU, Thierry Breton said in an open letter, posted on X...
Breton has become the face of the EUs Digital Services Act (DSA), a sweeping rule book for the internet giants designed to protect human rights and limit the spread of illegal content online..
This is really the exact thing we worried would happen if we give enforcement powers to a political commission: using the threat of powers it has to make platforms do things they arent actually obliged to do, says Jan Penfrat, senior policy adviser at Brussels-based digital rights group, EDRi..
Allen says she is also concerned that Bretons letter appears to conflate illegal content and disinformation..
Under the new rules, the EU Commission can fine social media platforms up to 6 percent of their global turnover or, in extreme cases, block a site entirely from the EU..
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