#digital-services-act

#digital-services-act

"As one of the first countries in the EU, Denmark is now taking a groundbreaking step towards introducing age limits on social media," said the country's digitalization ministry in a statement. "This is done to protect children and young people in the digital world." "As a starting point, children under the age of 15 should not have access to platforms that may expose them to harmful content or harmful features," the statement said.

The EC also said it preliminarily found that both Meta and TikTok violated their DSA obligation to grant researchers adequate access to public data. "The Commission's preliminary findings show that Facebook, Instagram and TikTok may have put in place burdensome procedures and tools for researchers to request access to public data. This often leaves them with partial or unreliable data, impacting their ability to conduct research, such as whether users, including minors, are exposed to illegal or harmful content," the announcement said.

There is pressure, fair enough, but this is not about US companies, but about the misuse of market power, no matter where the headquarters are,

Vice-President of the European Commission Henna Virkkunen said on Friday that the EU executive branch is demanding information from US platforms Apple, Snapchat, Google, and YouTube over allegations of insufficient child protection. While the European Union has strict regulations governing online spaces, including limits on what children can access online, concern is growing that current measures are not enough to address the problem.

The US House Judiciary Committee held hearings today as X announced that it would appeal its High Court loss over regulation by Coimisiún na Meán

Major tech companies including Meta, X and Google have their European bases in Ireland, meaning they fall under the remit of the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC). "I put all Countries with Digital Taxes, Legislation, Rules, or Regulations, on notice that unless these discriminatory actions are removed, I, as President of the United States, will impose substantial additional Tariffs on that Country's Exports to the USA," Mr Trump said in the post.

"Since anyone can subscribe to obtain such a 'verified' status, it negatively affects users' ability to make free and informed decisions about the authenticity of the accounts and the content they interact with."

"The online space should be a safe environment for children to learn and connect." - Henna Virkkunen, emphasizing the EU's commitment to protecting minors online.