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Last September European Commission decided that companies and services such as TIK Tak or instagram They had to comply with a number of rules that give consumers more
Last September European Commission decided that companies and services such as TIK Tak or instagram They had to comply with a number of rules that give consumers more freedom of decision.
For example, if you have a phone iPhoneyou will no longer be able to download apps only from Apple Storecan also be used Google.
Users will soon also be able to send messages between apps, such as from whatsappfrom Meta to services like signal or Telegram.
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In this way, cases like the one that happened in Brussels this week can be avoided. Manzana With 1.8 billion euros for abusing its dominant position in the online music market.
There will be more obligations, but also more opportunities. Companies will be able to know sooner what requirements they must meet if they want to acquire another competing company, avoiding having to spend years figuring out whether they are in compliance.
If companies do not comply with the new rules, Brussels could impose fines if they comply twenty% global turnover or ultimately cause company restructuring.
For Bram Vranken, a researcher at the Corporate Europe Observatory, “getting big tech companies to comply with these new rules will be a huge challenge.”
Eight years after the adoption of data protection law in the EU, “The EU is still fighting to get Facebook to respect the privacy of millions of people in Europe.”– noted the expert.
In 2023, Brussels imposed a fine of 1.2 billion euros (about 1.3 billion dollars) up to Target for violating data confidentiality.
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In this scenario, senior officials acknowledge that expecting full and immediate compliance may be unrealistic.
“We will see some compliance, full compliance from some companies. But I think there will be cases of non-compliance,” Vestager said, adding that the EU would not hesitate to apply the toughest measures provided by law.
Currently the Commission has 80 people According to a facility spokesperson, we are working to verify compliance with the LMD.
At the same time, it employs 123 full-time employees dedicated to ensuring compliance Digital Services Act (LSD)content moderation law complementing the LMD.
Instead of, Target And TIK Tak admitted in 2023 that each of them had more than 1000 people I am working on the sale of LSD. Google says it has “thousands of engineers” working just to comply with the LMD.
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