Now playing Next Tech News EU Policy. Platform rules to apply this month as member states lag on oversight personnel The Digital Services Act, Europe’s platform rules, will apply to all companies later this month, but the majority of EU countries still haven't appointed national regulators or transposed the rules into domestic law. 07/02/2024
Now playing Next Tech News EU Policy. Amazon invites lawmakers to warehouses in face of ban from Parliament Amazon remains prepared to throw open the doors of its warehouses for EU lawmakers, the tech giant said today (6 February) as politicians called for its lobbyists to be kept out of the European Parliament after failing to appear at a recent hearing. 06/02/2024
Now playing Next Tech News EU Policy. Lawmakers back fix absent deal to block child sexual abuse material online The European Parliament today voted in favour of extending a temporary solution to combat child sexual abuse material online, as a deal on proposed legislation will unlikely be reached before the end of the mandate of this European Commission. 31/01/2024
Now playing Next Tech News EU Policy. Dutch watchdog seeks Big Tech input for platform guidelines The Dutch competition authority today issued guidelines to help online platforms in their compliance with the EU’s platform regulation and asks companies for their input. 18/01/2024
Now playing Next Europe Decoded The EU law on platform workers is hanging by a thread. Here's why. Two years ago, Brussels unveiled ambitious legislation to improve the conditions of those who work for digital platforms such as Uber, Deliveroo and Glovo. Today, the law is scrambling to survive. 18/01/2024
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Now playing Next Tech News TikTok removed 4m videos the EU considers illegal or harmful TikTok published a report regarding its moderation policy, a requirement imposed by the new European legislation on digital services (DSA). 26/10/2023
Now playing Next Europe News EU moves step closer to strengthened gig workers' rights Some countries argue the deal does not go far enough. 13/06/2023
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Now playing Next Tech News 'Sharenting': France to stop parents oversharing children's images In France, you may have to think twice before sharing images or videos of your child online. The government wants to penalise the practice. 10/03/2023
Now playing Next Tech News TikTok is setting time-limits for teens. Critics say it's not enough TikTok announced the screen time limits after being criticised for its highly addictive algorithms. Experts aren't convinced. 03/03/2023
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK waters down online restrictions after free speech criticism Critics were concerned that the new law could lead to censorship and undermine free speech. 29/11/2022
Now playing Next Italy Influencers get support from new union in Italy The first union for web influencers and content creators in Italy, Assoinfluencer, aims to provide legal protection and support. 18/11/2022
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Now playing Next Europe News Trade unions say Uber unfairly influencing platform workers' rights Former chief lobbyist for the company turned whistleblower Mark MacGann appeared in front of MEPs Tuesday at hearing. 25/10/2022
Now playing Next The Cube Will the death of a British teenager hold social media accountable? A 14-year-old teen committed suicide in 2017 after viewing graphic content on social media. Now, the British court is implicating tech giants played a role in her death. 18/10/2022
Now playing Next The Cube Critics slam Turkey's draft law on criminalising 'disinformation' Critics say the proposed bill will censor opposition voices and restrict independent media. 04/10/2022
Now playing Next The Cube Russia's answer to Wikipedia: Propaganda or common sense encyclopedia? Called Runiversalis, Russia's answer to Wikipedia was launched by Moscow amid the war in Ukraine. 15/09/2022
Now playing Next Saudi Arabia Saudi woman sentenced to 45 years in prison for online posts, says NGO Nourah al-Qahtani's sentence comes just weeks after another Saudi woman, Salma al-Shehab, was jailed for 34 years for following and retweeting activists on Twitter. 30/08/2022