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土豆民主自由大旗抗太早了，应该等欧盟先行
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Most people think of Facebook as a social network and Google as a search engine. But tech geeks see these services as “platforms”: vast online territories that users inhabit. The companies that run them have mostly been free to make the rules in these digital places. But on August 25th they will lose much of this sovereignty when the rules of the European Union’s Digital Services Act (dsa) are put into action. What will this mean for internet users—not just in Europe, but worldwide?
With the dsa and its sister legislation, the Digital Markets Act, which will also be phased in over the coming months, the eu aims to change the oversight of large online platforms. Until now regulators have tried to fix problems—such as the spread of disinformation and violations of antitrust rules—after the fact. The new laws are meant to help them get ahead of the game by setting clear rules that online platforms must follow.
How Europe’s new digital law will change the internet
The “Brussels effect” may fizzle when the long-awaited Digital Services Act is put into action
Most people think of Facebook as a social network and Google as a search engine. But tech geeks see these services as “platforms”: vast online territories that users inhabit. The companies that run them have mostly been free to make the rules in these digital places. But on August 25th they will lose much of this sovereignty when the rules of the European Union’s Digital Services Act (dsa) are put into action. What will this mean for internet users—not just in Europe, but worldwide?
With the dsa and its sister legislation, the Digital Markets Act, which will also be phased in over the coming months, the eu aims to change the oversight of large online platforms. Until now regulators have tried to fix problems—such as the spread of disinformation and violations of antitrust rules—after the fact. The new laws are meant to help them get ahead of the game by setting clear rules that online platforms must follow.
