EU lawmakers take aim at 'arbitrary' decisions by Big Tech in Media Freedom Act vote
Mainstream social media platforms could face limits on their ability to take down independent journalism that violates their terms and conditions under a proposal agreed by European Union lawmakers yesterday. In a vote Tuesday, the European parliament set its negotiating position for upcoming talks with the Council on the bloc's draft Media Freedom Act -- taking aim at what MEPs called "arbitrary decisions by big platforms". The text adopted by MEPs expands on the European Commission's original proposal by setting out a requirement for larger platforms (so called very lar...
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