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Trust & Safety changelog
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July 2024 | ||
| Spain is proposing new measures to curb the spread of fake news. Read more | Spain | RegulatoryMisinformation |
| EU is designating adult content platform XNXX as a very large online platform (VLOP) under the DSA. Read more | EU | Regulatory |
June 2024 | ||
| The United Nations are launching global principles to combat online hate and lies. Read more | World | Regulatory |
| Spain is announcing measures to ensure parental controls on smartphones by default. Read more | Spain | RegulatoryChild Safety |
| The European Commission is formally designating Temu as a Very Large Online Platform (VLOP) under the Digital Services Act (DSA). Read more | EU | Regulatory |
May 2024 | ||
| Ofcom is providing a fraud-specific Online Safety Act update. Read more | EU | RegulatoryMisinformationPrivacy |
| France is banning TikTok on the island of New Caledonia to tackle swelling riots. Read more | FranceTikTok | Regulatory |
| Ofcom is publishing draft online child safety rules for tech firms. Read more | EU | RegulatoryChild Safety |
| Belgium is becoming responsible for regulating messaging application Telegram. Read more | EUTelegram | Regulatory |
April 2024 | ||
| The European Commission is opening formal proceedings against Meta under the Digital Services Act. Read more | EUMeta | Regulatory |
| The European Commission is formally designating Shein as a Very Large Online Platform (VLOP) under the Digital Services Act (DSA). Read more | EU | Regulatory |
| The European Commission is opening infringement procedures against six countries for not having yet designated their Digital Services Coordinators. Read more | EU | Regulatory |
| Italy is working on a bill for regulating the development and use of artificial intelligence. Read more | Italy | RegulatoryAI |
| The European Commission is issuing digital measures under the DSA to combat electoral risks. Read more | EU | RegulatoryMisinformation |
March 2024 | ||
| The EU is passing the world’s first comprehensive law regulating artificial intelligence. Read more | EU | RegulatoryAI |
February 2024 | ||
| The European Commission is setting up an AI office to enforce new rules on artificial intelligence systems and support innovation in AI. Read more | EU | RegulatoryAI |
| The Digital Services Act is entering into full force. Read more or even more | EU | Regulatory |
December 2023 | ||
| Three pornography websites are joining the Digital Services Act’s very large online platforms list. Read more or even more | EU | RegulatoryAdult |
| Ofcom is sharing new guidelines requiring platforms to use credit card checks and photo ID matching to confirm users are over 18. Read more | EU | RegulatoryChild Safety |
November 2023 | ||
| YouTube is announcing a series of policy changes aiming to inform viewers when content has been generated by AI. Read more | WorldYouTube | RegulatoryMisinformation |
October 2023 | ||
| The UE is signing a digital services agreement with Ireland to support new EU online safety rules. Read more | EUIreland | Regulatory |
| The UE is adopting rules on independent audits under the Digital Services Act to assess compliance of VLOPs. Read more | EU | Regulatory |
| The UE is requesting Meta, X and TikTok to share information on their response to the Israel-Hamas conflict Read more or even more | EUMetaTikTok | Regulatory |
| EU is warning Meta, X and TikTok that it could face fines for failing to remove illegal pro-Hamas content. Read more or even more | EUMetaTikTok | RegulatoryMisinformation |
September 2023 | ||
| The European Commission is launching the DSA Transparency Database for users to access statistics and statements of reasons. Read more | EU | Regulatory |
| The EU is naming six gatekeepers that must face the highest level of scrutiny under the DMA. Read more or even more | EUAmazonAppleGoogleMetaMicrosoftTikTok | Regulatory |
July 2023 | ||
| TikTok is agreeing to perform a stress test to prepare for the EU's Digital Services Act. Read more | EUTikTok | RegulatoryRegulatory |
| Seven companies are declaring they meet the crtiteria to be gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act. Read more or even more | EU | Regulatory |
June 2023 | ||
| Meta and the EU have agreed on a stress test in July on the EU's online content rules. Read more | EUMeta | RegulatoryRegulatory |
| The EU is urging social media platforms to start labelling AI-generated content and images. Read more | EU | RegulatoryMisinformation |
May 2023 | ||
| Twitter is pulling out of the EU's voluntary code to fight disinformation. Read more | EUTwitter | RegulatoryMisinformation |
| Germany is proposing an advisory board monitoring the implementation and enforcement of the DSA. Read more | Germany | Regulatory |
| The EU is proposing a survivors' board aiming to fight the dissemination of child sexual abuse material online and offline. Read more | EU | RegulatoryChild Safety |
| The EU is launching a consultation on draft rules on how independent audits should be conducted under the DSA for VLOPs and VLOSEs. Read more | EU | Regulatory |
April 2023 | ||
| The EU is releasing the names of 19 VLOPs and VLOSEs that will need to comply with the DSA within 4 months. Read more or even more | EU | Regulatory |
| The EU is launching the European Centre for Algorithmic Transparency, its first task will be providing scientific and technological expertise to enforce the DSA. Read more | EU | Regulatory |
| Ireland is confirming that the newly established Media Commission will take on the role of "digital services coordinator" under the DSA next year. Read more | Ireland | Regulatory |
March 2023 | ||
| Italy is temporarily banning ChatGPT over privacy concerns and lack of age verification. Read more | Italy | RegulatoryChild SafetyPrivacy |
February 2023 | ||
| France is imposing age verification to block access to pornographic websites for minors from next September. Read more | France | RegulatoryAdultChild Safety |
January 2023 | ||
| EU regulators are warning TikTok must comply with the Digital Services Act rules by next September. Read more | EUTikTok | Regulatory |
| The United Nation’s 2022 Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is discussing internet fragmentation among democracies vs. driven by authoritarian states. Read more | World | Regulatory |
December 2022 | ||
| Ireland is signing its Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022. Read more | Ireland | Regulatory |
November 2022 | ||
| The EU Digital Services Act (DSA) is coming into force, creating new rules to ensure transparency and users protection and rights on online platforms. Read more or even more | EU | Regulatory |
| Australia, Fiji, Ireland and the UK are launching a Global Online Safety Regulators Network paving the way for a coherent international approach to online safety regulation. Read more | AustraliaFijiIrelandUK | Regulatory |
| The French government is creating a Laboratory for Childhood protection Online Charter encouraging knowledge sharing and new initiatives development. Read more | France | RegulatoryChild Safety |
October 2022 | ||
| The EU Digital Markets Act (DMA) is entering into force, putting an end to unfair practices by companies acting as gatekeepers in the online platform economy. Read more or even more | EU | Regulatory |
| The EU Council is giving final approval to the Digital Services Act (DSA). Read more | EU | Regulatory |
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