EU reaches deal on major law aiming to regulate tech giants
01 May 2022 |
12:19 pm
As per the Digital Services Act (DSA), tech giants such as Facebook and Google will be expected to moderate illegal content on their platforms. It's the second part of the bloc's project seeking to rein in tech giants.
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