Europe’s sweeping rules for tech giants are about to kick in. Here’s how they work
Europe’s sweeping rules for tech giants are about to kick in. Here’s how they work
The Digital Services Act is part of a suite of tech-focused regulations crafted by the 27-nation bloc — long a global leader in cracking down on tech giants
. * here's how they are supposed to work
The joy of selecting cookie preferences on every single website never gets old...
Edit. And we have our first winner
Zalando, a German online fashion retailer, has filed a legal challenge over its inclusion on the DSA’s list of the largest online platforms, arguing that it’s being treated unfairly
Nevertheless, Zalando is launching content flagging systems for its website even though there’s little risk of illegal material showing up among its highly curated collection of clothes, bags and shoes
Classic
Use consent-o-matic.
You choose the level you want, so for me I don’t want anything but the required cookies. Now when I visit a webpage, after a few milliseconds consent-o-matic will automatically handle it for me, in a minimised state too.
Like this screen recording i made the first couple sites didn’t pop up as I mmust have been there before but on the telegraph you can see it work.
Please use catbox.moe, imgur is trash
PSA: there are several Firefox extensions that can hide or fill in cookie preference popups for you.
Twitter about to go offline in EU in 3.. 2..
It will be an interesting test case for sure, whether the EU is willing to take down X/Twitter/whatever if they don't comply. Or if they offer up some half-assed compliance, as per Elon Musk's signature passive aggressive style.
If the EU doesn't react forcefully to that, these regulations will be as good as dead, because why should anyone else comply if Elon gets a free pass?