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[–] harry315@feddit.de 114 points 1 year ago (13 children)

Alright, trying an ELI5 here.


Big internet platforms like YouTube, Instagram etc. will get new rules in the EU

  • Less relevant/targeted ads for minors
  • Ads are not allowed to target you based on your gender, ethnicity etc.
  • More transparency and more control over which content will get shown to you
  • Big internet companies can get sued for the content users upload
  • They will implement reporting and delting tools to not get sued
  • Maybe we'll see some upload filters
  • Instagram will give you a chronological feed
  • TikTok will give you some trending stuff within your region
  • EU only
[–] FatTony@lemmy.world 74 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

Big internet companies can get sued for the content users upload

I've got a bad feeling about this.

[–] curiousaur@reddthat.com -3 points 1 year ago

You should, this is really bad. These laws are all so backwards. That's like suing the postal service because of people putting illegal stuff in the mail. Or phone companies for streaming copyrighted material because a song was playing in the background.

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