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Google decides it won't comply with EU fact-checking law (www.engadget.com)

submitted 1 day ago by Sunshine@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 20 points 1 day ago (2 children)

If the links in the article are accurate, this doesn't seem to be a "law", but this thing: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/code-practice-disinformation

Anyone know more about it than I could quickly find? Is this in any way legally enforceable?

Obviously, I believe that governments have no legitimate business whatsoever telling us on the Internet what we can talk about, say to each other, etc.; but I would still like to know more about this particular attempt by the EU to do so anyway, so would appreciate more information.

[–] tree_frog@lemm.ee 11 points 1 day ago

It's set to become mandatory, i.e. law. According to the article.

And this isn't a free speech issue. It's about disinformation. Folks can say what they want, but a political ad needs to clearly be a political ad. And disinformation can't be profit motivated.

It's all in the article you just linked. You can say what ever you want, but if it's bullshit, Google will need to flag it or face fines.

[–] barsoap@lemm.ee 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

The DSA contains provisions for combatting disinformation and as a very large online platform google is required to implement suitable practices. The DSA is a regulation, that is, immediately applicable law in all of the EU. As is usual for laws it's written pretty generically and abstract, though, so the commission is also publishing more detailed documents that companies can use as check-lists.

In essence, the difference between the tax code and the finance ministry publishing a paper on accounting best practices. You're free to ignore the latter but that will likely make your life harder than it needs to be.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

And not a single bit of this would matter at all if YOU PEOPLE* would just know a damned thing!

*present company excepted, of course.

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