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The US government is intervening to support Elon Musk and X against a $137 million EU fine under the Digital Services Act, highlighting tensions in US-EU tech regulation.
The EU has classified ChatGPT, Reddit, and Roblox as very large online platforms under the Digital Services Act, requiring them to comply with stricter online safety rules and face fines for non-compliance.
ChatGPT and Roblox will be subject to the strictest EU platform rules under the Digital Services Act, requiring enhanced transparency and accountability.
The European Commission warns TikTok that protections for minors must be default settings, not opt-in, under the Digital Services Act, or face fines of up to 6% of global revenue.
European researchers are struggling to access social media data from platforms like TikTok to study disinformation and harms, despite legal rights under the EU's Digital Services Act, as highlighted by a Romanian election case where researchers were denied access.
AliExpress was fined over $625 million by the European Commission for failing to remove unsafe products under the Digital Services Act, with officials finding understaffed moderation and easy evasion by sellers.
AliExpress was fined €550 million ($629 million) by the European Commission for violating the Digital Services Act by failing to prevent illegal, unsafe, or counterfeit product sales on its platform, marking the highest penalty under the bloc's rulebook.
The EU's Digital Services Act preliminary finding rules Meta's Instagram and Facebook have addictive designs, potentially forcing a redesign and a fine up to $12 billion.
Meta repeatedly fails to respond to EU dispute body Appeals Centre Europe in cases of user bans, providing evidence in fewer than 100 of 4,600 cases.