Micheál Martin told Google he hoped proposed European digital regulations would reflect the EU’s “liberal trading ethos” amid concern about how major tech firms were tackling illegal and harmful online content. European Commission rules aim to overhaul how the EU body regulates digital markets, with large fines and break-ups threatened if companies fail to comply with the new measures. Ireland is expected to play a key role keeping major tech firms based here in check. Under the new European Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act major tech firms would face yearly checks on how they are tackling the sharing of harmful and illegal content online. The rules position major online platforms as “gatekeepers in digital markets” and aim to ensure these behave fairly and facilitate competition online.

Source: Irish Independent July 11, 2021 01:30 UTC