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The Kremlin has directed Russian businesses use the .ru-domain rather than .com – symbolic? Some experts say the Russian regime performed a \u201cdress rehearsal\u201d of disconnecting from the global internet in 2019. Will Putin\u2019s War Split the Internet?\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>
That murky situation where the online middle man takes no responsibility for who they trade with. Can it be fixed with the\u00a0Digital Services Act andthe “Know Your Business Customer” principle? If not that, then what? <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>
Some call the E-Commerce Directive from 2001 outdated. Many of them want to replace it with something like the US Communications Decency Act Section 230. Which dates back to 1996. As Editor Per Str\u00f6mb\u00e4ck writes: “The mythology is strong, though. Tech gurus are fond of saying that immunity from responsibility is the heart of […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>
Rather ironically, during the EU Copyright Directive vote stages Google funded Wikipedia blacked out in various countries and encouraged users to remonstrate with MEPs citing #saveyourinternet as a hashtag, claiming not doing so would lead to #uploadfilters, and restricting content.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>
Big Tech is pulling the strings of a small choir.\u00a0 When not spamming MEPs, there are voices who incorrectly claim their right to free content is greater than the right to a fair wage and respect for workers’ rights. So long as big tech is funding “dark pattern” astroturfing, the consumer, activists (and clicktivists!) are all equally hoodwinked.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>