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EU’s Disinformation Code moves closer to becoming DSA benchmark
Staying on the right side of the European Union's online rulebook when it comes to the slippery topic of disinformation is set to get easier for platforms
The EU’s Digital Services Act(DSA) demands that such platforms take steps to mitigate such systemic risks. The Code provides a template to follow in this area — committing signatories to actions such as cutting financial incentives for purveyors of disinformation; focusing on service integrity (i.e., rooting out bots, fake accounts, etc. The Code’s DSA conversion will take effect from July 1, 2025 — which is when the Commission states that these commitments will be “auditable.” So any disinformation showdown isn’t likely for a few months — or, well, unless the bloc pulls its finger out and completes a DSA investigation of X ongoing since December 2023.
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