Published January 18,2024
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The European Commission stated on Thursday it had ship requests for info beneath the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) to 17 tech firms that it regards as very massive on-line platforms (VLOP) and engines like google.
It stated it contacted AliExpress, Amazon’s Amazon Store, Apple’s AppStore, Booking.com, Meta’s Facebook and Instagram, Alphabet’s Google Search, Google Play, Google Maps and Google Shopping, Microsoft’s LinkedIn and Bing, Pinterest, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube and Zalando.
The EU requested the businesses to supply extra info by February 9 on measures they’ve taken to present researchers entry to knowledge that could possibly be related to the upcoming EU and nationwide elections in addition to countering unlawful content material and items offered on-line.
The DSA got here into drive in November final yr and requires very massive on-line platforms and engines like google to do extra to deal with unlawful content material and dangers to public safety.
The Commission opened its first probe beneath the DSA in December 2023 into social media firm X over suspected breaches of its obligations.
(Reporting by Charlotte Van Campenhout; modifying by Jason Neely)
Kaynak: REUTERS
Source: www.anews.com.tr