Combatting online violence: Will the new EU law make tech platforms a safer place?
By France24
01 May 2023 |
12:29 pm
As online violence targeting women continues to rise, artificial intelligence is set to take trolling to a whole new level. So will the European Union's new Digital Services Act make tech platforms a safe place for women? Annette Young talks to Asha Allen from the Centre for Democracy and Technology.
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