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How will other major tech companies respond to EU's DSA by end of 2025?
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Google•European Union•EU•Renate Nikolay•Content and Technology•European Commission•Kent Walker•Walker•Meta•Digital Services Act•DSA
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Comply with DSA • 25%
Refuse to comply • 25%
Seek legal exemptions • 25%
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Official announcements from major tech companies or the European Commission
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Google ($GOOGL) Defies EU's DSA, Refuses Fact-Checking on Search and YouTube
Jan 16, 2025, 03:20 PM
Google ($GOOGL) has informed the European Union that it will not incorporate fact-checking into its search results or YouTube videos, nor will it use fact checks to rank or remove content, despite the requirements of a new EU law aimed at combating disinformation. This decision was communicated in a letter to Renate Nikolay, Deputy Director-General for Content and Technology at the European Commission, by Kent Walker, Google's president of global affairs. Walker argued that fact-checking is 'simply not appropriate or effective' for Google's services. This move comes after Meta announced it would end its fact-checking operations, shifting towards community-driven content moderation. Google's stance is seen as a direct challenge to the EU's 'Code of Practice on Disinformation,' established in 2018 and set to become part of the Digital Services Act (DSA), making compliance mandatory.
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Some comply, some resist • 25%
All comply • 25%
None comply • 25%
Compromise reached • 25%
Google exits certain EU markets • 25%
Google complies fully with DSA • 25%
Google partially complies with DSA • 25%
Google faces legal action for non-compliance • 25%
Non-compliance with legal action • 25%
Non-compliance without legal action • 25%
Full compliance • 25%
Partial compliance • 25%
Google and EU reach a compromise • 25%
No significant action taken • 25%
Google complies voluntarily • 25%
EU imposes penalties • 25%
Other response • 25%
Comply with regulations • 25%
Defy regulations like Google • 25%
Seek legal exemptions • 25%
Investigation ongoing • 25%
Investigation closed with recommendations • 25%
Investigation closed with no action • 25%
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Compliant • 25%
Investigation inconclusive or extended • 25%
Non-compliant without penalties • 25%
Non-compliant with penalties • 25%