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

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Personal tl;dr:

Affects only large platforms for now
Selling illegal goods is not allowed and there must be a way to report that content
Ad targeting based on sexuality, religion, ethnicity or political beliefs is not allowed
Targeting ads on children is restricted
Transparency on how recommendation algorithms work
Option to opt out of recommendation algorithms
Requirements for data sharing with researchers and authorities
Cooperation with crisis response requirements
Requirement for external and independent auditing

[–] TenderfootGungi 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Musk is actively trying to stop data sharing. He threatened to sue a researcher that was using the api to collect data for breach of terms of service.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

...to stop data sharing for AI training (or other purposes) for other people. There is no way I believe Musk wants to stop the collection and use of data, especially since he is trying to make his own AI. Even with the fact he is trying to kill off Twitter at the same time.