Digital Services Package: Commission welcomed the adoption by the European Parliament of the EU’s new rulebook for digital services
On 9 July 2022, after more than one year after the European Commission’s proposal, the European Parliament adopted the Digital Services Package. It includes both the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act. Both texts now have to be formally adopted by the Council of the European Union, but it is the first step to […]
Two European school platforms in one!
The former School Education Gateway and the teachers’ favourite e-Twinning platform recently merged into the European School Education Platform – the new integrated platform for schools in Europe. The School Education Gateway was an online platform for teachers, school leaders, researchers, teacher educators, policymakers and other professionals working in school education across all levels, including Early Childhood Education and […]
TWITCH, the latest social network joined the European Code of Conduct
The Code of Conduct continues to attract new companies. Shortly after announcing the participation of Rakuten Viber to the Code, Twitch became the twelfth partner, joining Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, Dailymotion, Jeuxvideo.com, TikTok, and LinkedIn. On 20 June 2022, Twitch joined the EU Code of Conduct against illegal hate speech online. The “EU […]
Digital Services Act: Stricter rules for hate speech and disinformation on the web
On April 23, 2022, the EU institutions agreed on the final version of the so-called Digital Services Act, which provides for new and, above all, stricter rules, especially for large tech companies, in dealing with hate speech and disinformation. The Digital Services Act (DSA) is a comprehensive set of rules for online platforms and Internet […]
