EU Establishes Official Disinformation Code for Online Platforms, Omitting X
According to the Digital Services Act, the majority of significant online platforms are required to establish a formal disinformation code by July, although Elon Musk's X is not among them.
On Thursday, the European Commission stated that all significant online platforms, excluding X, will be required to formalize their voluntary pledges to combat disinformation in accordance with the Digital Services Act by July.
This initiative will incorporate the 2022 code of practice on disinformation into the DSA, establishing it as a standard for evaluating compliance among platforms.
The code, initially endorsed by forty-two companies such as Google, Meta, Microsoft, and TikTok, outlines various measures designed to improve transparency in political advertising and enhance collaboration during electoral processes.
A senior EU official highlighted that while formalizing the code will aid in compliance assessments, signing the code does not imply legal immunity.
The Commission, which had aimed to finalize this process by January, seeks to ensure that the new measures foster genuine engagement rather than simply serving as a box-ticking exercise.
X opted out of the code following its acquisition by Elon Musk in 2022. The Digital Services Act came into effect in August 2023, and the Commission has already initiated several investigations into online platforms, including X, TikTok, and Meta’s Facebook and Instagram.
Recent efforts to formalize industry commitments to combat illegal hate speech online have also been successfully completed.
This initiative will incorporate the 2022 code of practice on disinformation into the DSA, establishing it as a standard for evaluating compliance among platforms.
The code, initially endorsed by forty-two companies such as Google, Meta, Microsoft, and TikTok, outlines various measures designed to improve transparency in political advertising and enhance collaboration during electoral processes.
A senior EU official highlighted that while formalizing the code will aid in compliance assessments, signing the code does not imply legal immunity.
The Commission, which had aimed to finalize this process by January, seeks to ensure that the new measures foster genuine engagement rather than simply serving as a box-ticking exercise.
X opted out of the code following its acquisition by Elon Musk in 2022. The Digital Services Act came into effect in August 2023, and the Commission has already initiated several investigations into online platforms, including X, TikTok, and Meta’s Facebook and Instagram.
Recent efforts to formalize industry commitments to combat illegal hate speech online have also been successfully completed.
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