Digital Services Act: EU wants to impose a new digital order

Brussels wants to regulate the digital giants via a new directive which will be presented on Tuesday, December 15.

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Europe has still not succeeded in creating a large unified digital market, but that could change with this new draft legislation unveiled on Tuesday by the European Commission.

A text which aims to limit the power of the American giants of the sector like Google or Facebook.

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Online hatred, scams, illegal content ... Europe plans to hit the digital giants in the wallet. 

From now on, in the event of a serious offense having the consequences of endangering the security of European citizens, online intermediaries could be fined up to 6% of their turnover.

They could also be banned from operating on the European market. 

The digital giants are often

for practices deemed anti-competitive.

In the event of an infringement, the penalties could reach 10% of turnover.

And even lead, in extreme cases, to an obligation to separate from activities in Europe for the actors involved.

These are the first elements of the much anticipated two-part project to be presented by the Commission.

The first part, the Digital Services Act, imposes obligations on all online players, for example that of cooperating with regulators.

The second, the Digital Market Act, aims to create a unified digital market in Europe.

A provision supposed to bring about more competition and more innovation for the benefit of European consumers. 

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