This was illustrated in the 2016 U.S. election campaign, when Russians deployed targeted information to manipulate social media users. The report proposes several new regulations, including a mandatory code of ethics and independent regulator who can bring legal proceedings against social media companies. (When it’s unclear whether content is actually illegal under German law, tech companies have seven days to consult and decide.) “This is probably the furthest anyone has gone in trying to get large social media companies to adopt their policies to local laws,” Tworek says. What others are doing:The European Union has taken the lead in enforcing stricter laws aimed at tech companies suspected of wilfully abusing their market dominance.

Source: thestar February 23, 2019 16:52 UTC