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EU Commission Finds X’s Changes to Verification Are in Violation of the DSA

July 15, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Social media marketing Commission, DSA, finds, Verification, Violation

X is gearing up for a significant legal battle in Europe, after the EU Commission found that the platform’s decision to sell verification ticks is in breach of the EU Digital Services Act (DSA), due to misconception among users as to what the checkmark actually represents. Which would also, by extension, potentially mean the same [...]read moreEU Commission Finds X’s Changes to Verification Are in Violation of the DSA

EU Commission Finds X’s Changes to Verification Are in Violation of the DSA

July 14, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Social media marketing Commission, DSA, finds, Verification, Violation

X is gearing up for a significant legal battle in Europe, after the EU Commission found that the platform’s decision to sell verification ticks is in breach of the EU Digital Services Act (DSA), due to misconception among users as to what the checkmark actually represents. Which would also, by extension, potentially mean the same [...]read moreEU Commission Finds X’s Changes to Verification Are in Violation of the DSA

EU Commission Launches New Investigation into Meta Over DSA Compliance

May 17, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Social media marketing Commission, Compliance, DSA, Investigation, launches, Meta

E.U. officials have launched yet another investigation into a social media company under their new Digital Services Act (D.S.A.) powers, with Meta coming under more scrutiny, this time over its efforts to protect younger users. As explained by the E.U. Commission: “Today, the Commission has opened formal proceedings to assess whether Meta, the provider of [...]read moreEU Commission Launches New Investigation into Meta Over DSA Compliance

ByteDance gets 24 hours to show EU a DSA risk assessment for TikTok Lite

April 17, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology assessment, ByteDance, DSA, hours, Lite, Risk, show, TikTok

TikTok owner ByteDance is facing fresh questions about its compliance with the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA), an online governance and content moderation framework that puts a legal obligation on larger platforms to mitigate systemic risks in areas like youth mental health. The EU’s latest concerns about TikTok’s DSA compliance center on the launch [...]read moreByteDance gets 24 hours to show EU a DSA risk assessment for TikTok Lite

EU publishes election security guidance for social media giants and others in scope of DSA

March 26, 2024 mpsingh No Comments Technology DSA, election, giants, guidance, media, publishes, scope, Security, Social

The European Union published draft election security guidelines Tuesday aimed at the around two dozen (larger) platforms with more than 45M+ regional monthly active users that are regulated under the Digital Services Act (DSA) and — consequently — have a legal duty to mitigate systemic risks such as political deepfakes while safeguarding fundamental rights like [...]read moreEU publishes election security guidance for social media giants and others in scope of DSA