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Adult Sites Pornhub, XVideos, Stripchat Now Face Strict Content Rules
Adult content companies Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos will have to do risk assessment reports and take measures to address systemic risks linked to their services to comply with new EU online content rules, the European Commission said on Friday.
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EU Targets 3 Porn Platforms Under New Content Rules
The European Union on Wednesday added three adult content companies - Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos - to its list of firms subject to stringent regulations under new online content rules.
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Apple, Meta, Other Tech Giants Brace for Rollout of EU’s Digital Services Act
More than a dozen of the world's biggest tech companies face unprecedented legal scrutiny, as the European Union's sweeping Digital Services Act (DSA) imposes new rules on content moderation, user privacy and transparency this month.
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EU 'Enforcer' Visits Meta, Twitter to Check Readiness as New Online Content Rules Loom
The EU commissioner in charge of enforcing Europe's new landmark rules on online content is heading to San Francisco on Thursday to ensure that the big platforms are ready. The two-day visit by Thierry Breton comes just weeks before the European Union's Digital Service Act (DSA) comes into full force for the world's biggest platforms, including Fac...
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Instagram, TikTok and Twitter Among 19 Tech Giants Set to Face Stricter EU Online Content Rules
The European Union (EU) on Tuesday announced that 19 platforms, including Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter, would be subject to the EU's Digital Services Act. The new, stricter online content rules come into effect in a few months' time and will apply to several firms that have more than 45 million monthly active users.
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Twitter Says It Removed 6.5 Million Pieces of Content in First Half of 2022 Before Elon Musk's Takeover
Twitter disclosed the number of content removals in a blog post on the same day the European Union said the social media platform would be among 19 tech companies subject to new landmark rules that require them to share data with authorities, do more to tackle disinformation and conduct external and independent auditing.
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Twitter Faces Ban Over Content Moderation, EU Chief Warns Elon Musk: Report
Elon Musk has been warned by EU industry chief Thierry Breton that Twitter could face a ban in the region unless he abides by its strict rules on content moderation. The checklist of rules includes ditching an "arbitrary" approach to reinstating banned users and agreeing to an "extensive independent audit" of Twitter by next year.
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EU Expresses Concern Over Layoffs As Twitter Closes Its Brussels Office
Twitter's decision to shut down its Brussels office and the laying off of thousands of employees are drawing concerns on whether the company can comply with new tough European Union rules against illegal online content, EU justice chief said.
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Facebook Allowed Employees to Access Deleted User Data, Fired Content Screener Claims
Facebook introduced a protocol in 2018 allowing the company’s employees to access data that users deleted, according to a former content screener. Earlier this week, Brennan Lawson sued Facebook parent company Meta, claiming he was fired for raising alarms about the new protocol, which appeared to violate EU digital privacy rules and an FTC order...
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Google, Meta Face New EU Online Rules to Curb Illegal Content
Google, Meta and other large online platforms will have to do more to tackle illegal content or risk hefty fines under new Internet rules agreed between European Union countries and EU lawmakers on Saturday.
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EU Lawmaker Gets Backing for Tougher EU Tech Rules Aimed at Facebook, Google, Others
A key EU lawmaker at the European Parliament steering the debate on tough new rules aimed at Facebook, Google and other large online platforms, secured backing to beef up Europeans' fundamental rights in the draft rules.
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Facebook, Twitter, TikTok to Face Fines in UK Upon Failing to Remove Harmful Content
Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok face fines of up to 10 percent of turnover if they fail to remove and limit the spread of illegal content under laws proposed by Britain.
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Big Tech Firms to Be Fined 6 Percent of Turnover if They Breach New EU Content Rules
Google, Facebook, and other Big Tech firms will face fines of up to 6 percent of their turnover if they do not reveal more about advertising and tackle illegal content under draft European Union rules.
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Twitter, Tumblr, Vimeo Push Back Against EU Rules on Illegal Online Content
Twitter, Tumblr, and Vimeo have urged the EU to take a flexible approach towards harmful and illegal online content instead of blanket rules requiring takedown, saying this would preserve an open internet.
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Tougher New Rules for Tech Giants, More Power to Enforcers: Europe Antitrust Chief
Tech giants will have to do more to weed out illegal and harmful content while online gatekeepers will be bound by a list of dos and don'ts under new rules aimed at reining in their power, Europe's antitrust chief said on Thursday.
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Adult Sites Pornhub, XVideos, Stripchat Now Face Strict Content Rules
Adult content companies Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos will have to do risk assessment reports and take measures to address systemic risks linked to their services to comply with new EU online content rules, the European Commission said on Friday.
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EU Targets 3 Porn Platforms Under New Content Rules
The European Union on Wednesday added three adult content companies - Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos - to its list of firms subject to stringent regulations under new online content rules.
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Apple, Meta, Other Tech Giants Brace for Rollout of EU’s Digital Services Act
More than a dozen of the world's biggest tech companies face unprecedented legal scrutiny, as the European Union's sweeping Digital Services Act (DSA) imposes new rules on content moderation, user privacy and transparency this month.
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EU 'Enforcer' Visits Meta, Twitter to Check Readiness as New Online Content Rules Loom
The EU commissioner in charge of enforcing Europe's new landmark rules on online content is heading to San Francisco on Thursday to ensure that the big platforms are ready. The two-day visit by Thierry Breton comes just weeks before the European Union's Digital Service Act (DSA) comes into full force for the world's biggest platforms, including Fac...
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Instagram, TikTok and Twitter Among 19 Tech Giants Set to Face Stricter EU Online Content Rules
The European Union (EU) on Tuesday announced that 19 platforms, including Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter, would be subject to the EU's Digital Services Act. The new, stricter online content rules come into effect in a few months' time and will apply to several firms that have more than 45 million monthly active users.
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Twitter Says It Removed 6.5 Million Pieces of Content in First Half of 2022 Before Elon Musk's Takeover
Twitter disclosed the number of content removals in a blog post on the same day the European Union said the social media platform would be among 19 tech companies subject to new landmark rules that require them to share data with authorities, do more to tackle disinformation and conduct external and independent auditing.
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Twitter Faces Ban Over Content Moderation, EU Chief Warns Elon Musk: Report
Elon Musk has been warned by EU industry chief Thierry Breton that Twitter could face a ban in the region unless he abides by its strict rules on content moderation. The checklist of rules includes ditching an "arbitrary" approach to reinstating banned users and agreeing to an "extensive independent audit" of Twitter by next year.
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EU Expresses Concern Over Layoffs As Twitter Closes Its Brussels Office
Twitter's decision to shut down its Brussels office and the laying off of thousands of employees are drawing concerns on whether the company can comply with new tough European Union rules against illegal online content, EU justice chief said.
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Facebook Allowed Employees to Access Deleted User Data, Fired Content Screener Claims
Facebook introduced a protocol in 2018 allowing the company’s employees to access data that users deleted, according to a former content screener. Earlier this week, Brennan Lawson sued Facebook parent company Meta, claiming he was fired for raising alarms about the new protocol, which appeared to violate EU digital privacy rules and an FTC order...
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Google, Meta Face New EU Online Rules to Curb Illegal Content
Google, Meta and other large online platforms will have to do more to tackle illegal content or risk hefty fines under new Internet rules agreed between European Union countries and EU lawmakers on Saturday.
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EU Lawmaker Gets Backing for Tougher EU Tech Rules Aimed at Facebook, Google, Others
A key EU lawmaker at the European Parliament steering the debate on tough new rules aimed at Facebook, Google and other large online platforms, secured backing to beef up Europeans' fundamental rights in the draft rules.
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Facebook, Twitter, TikTok to Face Fines in UK Upon Failing to Remove Harmful Content
Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok face fines of up to 10 percent of turnover if they fail to remove and limit the spread of illegal content under laws proposed by Britain.
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Big Tech Firms to Be Fined 6 Percent of Turnover if They Breach New EU Content Rules
Google, Facebook, and other Big Tech firms will face fines of up to 6 percent of their turnover if they do not reveal more about advertising and tackle illegal content under draft European Union rules.
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Twitter, Tumblr, Vimeo Push Back Against EU Rules on Illegal Online Content
Twitter, Tumblr, and Vimeo have urged the EU to take a flexible approach towards harmful and illegal online content instead of blanket rules requiring takedown, saying this would preserve an open internet.
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Tougher New Rules for Tech Giants, More Power to Enforcers: Europe Antitrust Chief
Tech giants will have to do more to weed out illegal and harmful content while online gatekeepers will be bound by a list of dos and don'ts under new rules aimed at reining in their power, Europe's antitrust chief said on Thursday.
