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Meta and X are going rogue. Here is what Europe should do now.
To solve the core problem, we have to curb the immense grip Big Tech has on our institutions and invest in independent digital alternatives.
The DSA has reasonable systems in place to protect free expression while also, at least theoretically, enabling enforcement authorities like the EU Commission and national Digital Services Coordinators (DSCs) to ensure that X, Facebook, Tiktok and so on aren’t a threat to people and democracy. These investigations cover things like risks to mental and physical health, a lack in content moderation resources, the illegal use of deceptive interface design, missing advertising transparency and interference with the right to data access for researchers. Yet, even if the EU Commission holds the line, and laws like the DSA, DMA and GDPR start to push large online platforms into introducing tangible improvements, the core of the problem is hardly solved: Corporations like Meta, X and Tiktok have too much power.
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