How tech corporations subvert the EU's new digital laws - European Digital Rights (EDRi)
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When the DSA and DMA were passed in 2022, major tech industry associations praised the new laws as significant achievements.

As the EU’s new flagship tech laws, the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act, are coming into full application, Big Tech is working hard to shoot them down. As of today, the Digital Markets Act (DMA) becomes fully applicable, following its counterpart the Digital Services Act (DSA) on 17 February.

However, as the EU’s new tech laws are coming into full application, tech corporations like Apple, Amazon, Meta and TikTok are already undermining them at every turn. To subvert these new regulations, tech corporations have filed a number of lawsuits against the European Commission and attempted to weaken the rules with malicious compliance that protects their profits at the expense of their users.

  • 7heo@lemmy.ml
    8·
    10 months ago

    We need to organise and stand up.

    We are techies (I’m assuming that at least most of us are), and we want stronger EU customer and end user rights (ditto), so let’s do something about it.

    How about we code a platform that lets people get in touch with each other and report such abuse? With the added benefit that such “similarly disgruntled” groups of people could readily start class action lawsuits at the European Level.

    Who’s with me??

  • HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works
    5·
    10 months ago

    Where do I sign?

    These bastards need to stop profiling and stocking people, gaslighting violent discourses and playing dumb when asked to respect the law.

    Feed them with their own soup. Start publishing the names of the law firms that file their lawsuits, as well as the names of the associates who carry their dirty work.