The European Union has reached a landmark deal to take aim at hate speech, disinformation and other harmful content online. A new French government could stake out different positions on digital content. Tech companies like Facebook and Twitter promised to crack down on disinformation, but the problems have only worsened. The tech giants have been lobbying furiously in Brussels to water down the EU rules. To pay for it, tech companies will be charged a “supervisory fee”, which could be up to 0.1% of their annual global net income, depending on the negotiations.

Source: Irish Independent April 23, 2022 17:19 UTC