The EU must set the standards for regulating online platforms, say MEPs
Source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20201016IPR89543/ Foreign service providers must adhere to upcoming EU rules Consumers to be better protected against illegal, counterfeit and unsafe products Stricter conditions for targeted ads and more control for users over what they see online Specific rules for big platforms, “gatekeepers” of market access Parliament calls for future-proof rules on digital services, including online platforms and marketplaces, and for a binding mechanism to tackle illegal content online. MEPs approved tonight two separate “legislative initiative” reports calling on the Commission to address and tackle current shortcomings in the online environment in its Digital Services Act (DSA) package, due to be presented in December. The current EU rules for digital services have remained largely unchanged since the e-commerce directive was adopted twenty years ago. With the upcoming package, the European Union aims