Meta is back in hot water for its methods (or lack thereof) for protecting children. The European Commission has launched formal proceedings to determine whether the owner of Facebook and Instagram has violated the Digital Services Act (DSA) by contributing to children's social media addiction and not ensuring they have high levels of safety and privacy. The Commission's investigation will specifically examine whether Meta is properly assessing and acting against risks brought on by its...
The European Union is investigating Meta, parent company of Facebook and Instagram, for potential violations of child protection laws.
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Company’s social media platforms, which also include Instagram, may have addictive effects, says European Commission• Business live – latest updatesThe European Commission has opened an investigation into the owner of Facebook and Instagram over concerns that the platforms are creating addictive behaviour among children and damaging mental health.The EU executive said Meta may have breached the Digital Services Act (DSA), a landmark law passed by the bloc last summer that makes digital companies...
This marks another phase of examination for Meta Platforms, the parent company, under the European Union's Digital Services Act.
Some believe little will change even with a far-right surge, but others say ballot could be defining moment for blocUp to 450 million citizens in the EU’s 27 member states will go to the polls between 6 and 9 June to elect more than 700 members of the European parliament, the world’s only directly elected transnational assembly.The European parliament elections – more commonly called the European elections – take place every five years and, since the parliament plays an essential role in...
Google-owned YouTube is jumping on the bandwagon of election censorship. In a May 9 blog post, YouTube detailed its plans to target and censor certain election-related content ahead of the European Union (EU) elections this June. This includes removing content and terminating channels that YouTube considers to be spreading “disinformation” online. “Our global team of reviewers combine with machine learning technology to apply these policies at scale, 24/7,” the platform boasted. YouTube’s blog...
Google-owned YouTube is jumping on the bandwagon of election censorship. In a May 9 blog post, YouTube detailed its plans to target and censor certain election-related content ahead of the European Union (EU) elections this June. This includes removing content and terminating channels that YouTube considers to be spreading “disinformation” online. “Our global team of reviewers combine with machine learning technology to apply these policies at scale, 24/7,” the platform boasted. YouTube’s blog...
The European Union has launched an investigation into Facebook and Instagram to determine if they are hurting the mental and physical health of children. Continue reading at TweakTown >
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MacPaw’s Setapp Mobile launches as an invitation-only beta in the EU today, offering European iPhone owners a far easier way to get access to multiple apps for a single monthly subscription than the clunky US experience. Even better, for the lucky ones given access to the early beta, it’s free for now more