The EU’s Digital Services Act goes into effect today: here’s what that means
The DSA will have far-reaching impacts.
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Alright, trying an ELI5 here.
Big internet platforms like YouTube, Instagram etc. will get new rules in the EU
Big internet companies can get sued for the content users upload
I've got a bad feeling about this.
I suspect they just can’t be willfully negligent. Right now Facebook could actively promote a genocide and not see any consequences.
Right now Facebook could actively promote a genocide and not see any consequences.
Rohingya says what
Yup. I was up for it until that point. That bullet is a terrible idea.
Eh, there's more nuance to it than implied in the TLDR
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.
Looking forward to seeing ads for bras... :)
Just kidding. I don't see ads anyway.
You'll never get the support you need with that attitude!
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.
You can try the Dearrow extension, which uses a random or community-suggested frame from the video as the thumbnail. Made by the same person who made SponsorBlock. It can also use community-suggested titles for videos as well.
Great idea, thanks!
Do you browse your subscribed channels?
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.
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