Ominously, as Robert Kogon reports for (granted, not the most popular source of information on NC, but it’s a good, well researched piece), the DSA “includes a ‘crisis response mechanism’ (Art. Smaller platforms will have to begin tackling illegal content, hate speech and disinformation from 2024 onwards, assuming the legislation is effective. Very Large Online Search Engines (VLOSEs): The Commission has so far compiled a list of 19 VLOPs and VLOSEs (Very Large Online Search Engines), most of them from the US, that will have to begin complying with the DSA in 50 days’ time: If not, they risk fines of up to 6% of their annual global revenue. The DSA, among many other things, obliges all “Very Large Online Platforms”, or VLOPs, to speedily remove illegal content, hate speech and so-called disinformation from their platforms. Augis the date by which big social media platforms will have to begin fully complying with the European Union’s Digital Services Act, or DSA. Next month, a little-known development will occur that could end up having huge repercussions for the nature of public discourse on the Internet all over the planet.
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