Jessica Corbett is a senior editor and staff writer for Common Dreams.
As the European Union's Digital Services Act expanded to cover nearly all online platforms in the bloc on Saturday, Amnesty International stressed the importance of robust enforcement. 'It's a historic day for tech accountability,' said Alia Al Ghussain, researcher and adviser on technology and human rights at Amnesty Tech, in a statement.
While companies that violate the DSA could be fined up to 6% of their global annual turnover or even banned in the E.U., imposing such penalties isn't the ultimate goal. According to Agence France-Presse:Beyond the prospect of fines, Alexandre de Streel of the think tank Centre on Regulation in Europe, said the law aimed ultimately to change the culture of digital firms.'The DSA is a gradual system, everything is not going to change in one minute and not on February 17,' he said.
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