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No more free pass: Regulation starts to crack down on social media platforms
The arrest of Telegram’s CEO in France and the closure of X in Brazil are two of the latest signs that times are changing, with networks beginning to be held more accountable
Just a week later, a judge ordered the closure of X in Brazil due to the social network’s “ repeated failure to comply with court orders.” Its owner, Elon Musk, refuses to block profiles that contribute to the “massive dissemination of Nazi, racist, fascist, hateful and anti-democratic speech.” The year 2016 was key for two reasons: the European Union approved the GDPR, which would come into force in 2018, and Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election against all odds, in a victory that was helped by the spread of fake news supporting the Republican candidate’s campaign. Huawei Vice President Meng Wanzhou in October 2021 after leaving court in Vancouver, Canada.BOB FRID (EFE)A similar situation was seen years ago, when the GDPR was being drafted, which gives European citizens the right to know how and for what purposes companies manage their data.
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