EU Unveils New 'Digital Services Act' Proposal

EU Unveils New 'Digital Services Act' Proposal

BRUSSELS — The European Commission released today their proposal for the Digital Services Act (DSA), a new EU-wide policy to increase liability for “illegal and harmful content” on online platforms.

Also released today was the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which proposes anti-trust measures against what the European Commission has termed "online gatekeepers" — large companies like Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook.

The European Commission unveiled the new DSA draft via their website, which highlights the “dos” and “donts” under the new proposed guidelines.

This is a developing story; stay tuned to XBIZ for follow-up coverage.

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