“It is no longer acceptable in our view that platforms take some key decisions by themselves alone without any supervision.”
– Prabhat Agarwal, Head of eCommerce Unit, European Commission.
Top Story: The European Commission believes that it is “no longer acceptable” for social media giants to take key decisions on online content removals alone, following the high profile takedowns of US President Trump’s accounts on Facebook and Twitter, the European Commission has said. Read on for more.
Podcast: This week, I delve into the EU Copyright Directive’s transposition in Germany, where things are moving fast and the cabinet is due to adopt a text next week – and yes, that