Social media faces new EU rules on harmful content
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Dublin: Dublin on Monday published binding rules aimed at protecting EU users of video sharing platforms including X, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok f...
Dublin: Dublin on Monday published binding rules aimed at protecting EU users of video-sharing platforms including X, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok from harmful content.
The Online Safety Code would bring "an end to the era of social media self-regulation", Ireland's Online Safety Commissioner, Niamh Hodnett said.
The finalised code -- formally adopted following consultation with the European Commission -- will apply to platforms with their EU headquarters in Ireland.
It requires that the platforms "protect people, especially children, from harmful video and associated content".
It will prohibit the uploading or sharing of child sexual abuse and content that incites violence and racism.
