• Bloody Harry@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    Alright, trying an ELI5 here.


    Big internet platforms like YouTube, Instagram etc. will get new rules in the EU

    • Less relevant/targeted ads for minors
    • Ads are not allowed to target you based on your gender, ethnicity etc.
    • More transparency and more control over which content will get shown to you
    • Big internet companies can get sued for the content users upload
    • They will implement reporting and delting tools to not get sued
    • Maybe we’ll see some upload filters
    • Instagram will give you a chronological feed
    • TikTok will give you some trending stuff within your region
    • EU only
    • Fat Tony@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Big internet companies can get sued for the content users upload

      I’ve got a bad feeling about this.

      • SkepticalButOpenMinded@lemmy.ca
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        I suspect they just can’t be willfully negligent. Right now Facebook could actively promote a genocide and not see any consequences.

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        You should, this is really bad. These laws are all so backwards. That’s like suing the postal service because of people putting illegal stuff in the mail. Or phone companies for streaming copyrighted material because a song was playing in the background.

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      1 year ago

      Looking forward to seeing ads for bras… :)

      Just kidding. I don’t see ads anyway.

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      More transparency and more control over which content will get shown to you

      So I can block all the “this changes everything”, “incredible thing you did not know”, “mind blowing details about game x” videos from youtube? When I load Youtube I always scroll down on the main page and click don’t recommend this channel on all videos that have titles like that or thumbnails with arrows, red circles or other crap thumbnails. Don’t care what channel it is.