Digital Services Act: inside the EU’s ambitious bid to clean up social media
Sgt4succsess SMACIN GRACEFULL TEAM Digital Services Act: inside the EU’s ambitious bid to clean up social media The legislation aims to tackle problems as wide-ranging as misogyny, disinformation and consumer fraud ADVERTISEMENT Nearly two decades after the birth of Facebook ushered in the social media era, the EU is introducing ambitious legislation designed to clean up the world’s biggest online forums. ADVERTISEMENT Intended to tackle misogyny, protect children, stop consumer fraud, curb disinformation and protect democratic elections, the Digital Services Act (DSA) is wide-ranging. The UK is introducing its own statute, the online safety bill, but the EU’s rules are likely to have a bigger impact because they cover a bigger market, and the EU is more influential as a regulatory power. ADVERTISEMENT “The Digital Services Act is groundbreaking legislat