The EU’s Digital Services Act goes into effect today: here’s what that means
The DSA will have far-reaching impacts.
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.
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.
There's also some stuff about interoperability which is partly why threads were making noises about the fediverse.
The requirement for reporting and blocking tools presents a problem for X, which has just removed those. Although it wouldn't surprise me to see Musk just pull out of the non-US market altogether . He's trying to turn it into a payment platform and doing that in every country simultaneously would be impossible.
There’s also some stuff about interoperability which is partly why threads were making noises about the fediverse.
That's the Digital Markets Act.
Don't know why there are two acts that sound so similar and have similar goals. It's confusing.
Is there a tldr?
Personal tl;dr:
Here's the key paragraphs:
online platforms must implement ways to prevent and remove posts containing illegal goods, services, or content while simultaneously giving users the means to report this type of content.
the DSA bans targeted advertising based on a person’s sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, or political beliefs and puts restrictions on targeting ads to children. It also requires online platforms to provide more transparency on how their algorithms work.
The DSA carves out additional rules for what it considers “very large online platforms,” (over 45 million European users/month) forcing them to give users the right to opt out of recommendation systems and profiling, share key data with researchers and authorities, cooperate with crisis response requirements, and perform external and independent auditing.
Bloody brilliant.
This is likely why .world initiated some changes over the last week.
Explain this to me in csgo terms.
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Here come more porn bans
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