Digital Services Act

2023 MAY 31

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Why in news?

European Commission adopted the first designation decisions under the Digital Services Act (DSA)

About Digital Services Act:

The Digital Services Act is a regulation in EU law to update the Electronic Commerce Directive 2000 regarding illegal content, transparent advertising, and disinformation
The act provides set of common rules on intermediaries’ obligations and accountability across the single market
Its objective is to tightly regulate the intermediaries, especially large platforms such as Google, Facebook, and YouTube, function when it comes to moderating user content.

EU’s DSA v/s India’s IT Rules:

Criteria	EU’s DSA	India’s IT Rules (Information Technology Rules, 2021)
Scope	This applies to all intermediaries operating in the EU, irrespective of their country	This applies to all social media platforms operating in India, irrespective of their country.
Content Moderation	Social media companies will have to add “new procedures for faster removal” of content deemed illegal or harmful.	Large social media platforms need to appoint key personnel to handle law enforcement requests and user grievances.
Responsibility	Places increased accountability on the Big Tech companies.	Places responsibility on social media platforms
Encryption	The DSA does not explicitly address encryption issues	The IT Rules mandate that social media platforms identify the first originator of the information on its platform under certain conditions, including cases of child sexual abuse material, which may compromise the encryption security on its platform.

PRACTICE QUESTION

Digital Services Act, sometimes seen in news, is associated with:

(a) ASEAN

(b) European Union

(d) G20

Answer

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