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Online giants could face 10% fines under new EU law 'We are organising our digital space for the next decades,' said the commissioner for internal market Thierry Breton (Photo: EC - Audiovisual Service) Brussels, 16. Dec 2020, 07:04 Big tech firms deemed online 'gatekeepers', such as Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok, could face fines of up to 10 percent of their annual revenues, under landmark EU draft legislation aimed at illegal content and unfair practices in the digital environment. The European Commission unveiled on Tuesday (15 December) a package of proposals that set out legal obligation...

The European Commission will today (15 December) unveil a broad set of regulatory measures clamping down on global digital giants, as part of two landmark texts that will overhaul the operation of the platform economy in the EU. As part of the Digital Services Act (DSA), a draft of which has been obtained by EURACTIV, platforms will face the prospect of billions of euros in fines unless they abide by new rules across fields including advertising transparency, illegal content removal, and data access. The Digital Markets Act, meanwhile, will put forward a series of ex-ante prohibitions as well...

by eub2 -- last modified 15 December 2020 The European Commission proposed on 15 December reform a comprehensive set of new rules for digital services, including social media, online market places, and other online platforms that operate in the European Union: the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act. Advertisement What is the Digital Services Act? The Digital Services Act (DSA) regulates the obligations of digital services that act as intermediaries in their role of connecting consumers with goods, services, and content. It will give better protection to consumers and to f...

Wat is de wet inzake digitale diensten? De wet inzake digitale diensten regelt de verplichtingen van digitale diensten die als tussenpersoon consumenten met goederen, diensten en inhoud in contact brengen. De wet zal de consumenten en de grondrechten online beter beschermen, een krachtig kader voor transparantie en verantwoordingsplicht voor onlineplatforms tot stand brengen en tot eerlijkere en meer open digitale markten leiden. De nieuwe regels zijn geharmoniseerd in de hele EU en rechtstreeks toepasselijk. Daardoor wordt het gemakkelijker om grensoverschrijdende digitale innovatie aan te b...