Digital Markets Act / Digital Services Act / General Data Protection Regulation

TO CREATE A SAFER DIGITAL SPACE FOR THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF ALL USERS OF DIGITAL SERVICES

TO ESTABLISH A PLATFORM TO FOSTER INNOVATION, COMPETITIVENESS, BOTH IN THE EU SINGLE MARKET AND GLOBALLY

To unify all the digital services regulations in European Union

POSITIVE OBLIGATIONS

THIRD PARTY INTER-OPERATION

REPORT ILLEGAL. CONTENT & SERVICES

ACCESSiBILITY of COLLECTED DATA

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NEGATIVE OBLIGATIONS

FAVOURING THEIR OWN SERVICES AND PRODUCTS IS PROHIBITED (AMAZON)

BANNED TARGETED (personal targeting) ADVERTS

PREVENT UNINSTALLING PREINSTALLED APPLICATIONS, WHICH ARE THE PART OF THE OPERATING SYSTEM

THE BRUSSELS EFFECT

EU GATE KEEPERS €7.5 BILLION IN TURNOVER €75 BILLION VALUATION 45 MILLION MONTHLY USERS 10000 BUSINESS USERS IN THE EU

ROLE IN THE ONLINE ECOSYSTEM

AMAZON - market

Apple - AppStore

META - SM

Microsoft - OS

Byte Dance - all

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(picture by. Amit Sengupta - YT)

Dichotomy of Social Media

Genuine/true - FAKE. Internet

"Muddy water analogy" is a common way to describe the mixing of truth and lies. When you mix truth and lies together (in the name of freedom of speech), it becomes difficult to tell them apart. The water becomes muddy and murky, and it is hard to see what is really there.

  1. manipulate their algorithms
  2. NOT manipulate their algorithms
  3. Polarize & present the matter