EU Digital Services Act: Google, Meta, and MORE Needs to Explain Their Algorithms to Users

The European Union pushed new legislation for the technology companies in the world, and it will require them to explain their algorithms to many people and corporations. The new law would require these companies to explain how their technology works.

It will focus on the content they will push forth, revealing their take on misinformation and content circulation.

EU's New Digital Services Act Policy for Tech Companies

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The European Union brings a new piece of legislation to Big Tech companies present in the world.

It aims to promote a sense of responsibility to these companies and promote more control for the users in the EU region, with the agency releasing the new Digital Services Act in the region. The new focus would help remove illegal content online, and it will help explain the algorithm to users and everything that has stakes online.

According to The Verge, non-compliance will face inevitable repercussions like fines and massive disputes against these EU laws. The new law would promote the removal of illegal content online, just like how regulatory agencies protect it in-person or outside the virtual world.

Google, Meta, and MORE to Explain their Algorithm

The algorithms of companies like Google, Meta, and other companies in the tech industry would give an insight to the public, and it will help them understand more of how it works. It will be available to users and those that have stakes online, especially those to which these Big Tech companies also service or offer their services too.

EU's Strict Laws on Tech Companies

Many laws from the European Union are affecting tech companies and other operations a lot, and the new act would help more of the consumers and users of the online world. One of the targets of the Digital Services act is the way companies use the internet for targeted ads, and removing it will take five percent of their revenue from them.

This law affects the likes of Google, Meta, and other tech firms that capitalize on this venture.

Apple is also affected by many EU laws, and the company focused on lobbying these policies, especially with antitrust cases on them.

The European Union is strict in enforcing these laws against the Big Tech companies and other institutions with massive stakes online, showing them who the boss is. It also shows how the EU focus on the needs and safety of their consumers online, helping them avoid many policies and programs of the Big Tech.

The new law via the DSA will help the public and other businesses to understand more of what the massive tech companies have for everyone, allowing them to gain insight into the businesses offered.

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Written by Isaiah Richard

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