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I'm glad to hear Wikimedia making press announcements against this terrible bill. However, why have Wikimedia said nothing about the other big news this week?
by amiga386 4y ago
I'm glad to hear Wikimedia making press announcements against this terrible bill.
However, why have Wikimedia said nothing about the other big news this week? The EU has decided that Wikipedia must conform to its Digital Services Act. This isn't a proposed bill, it's something that affects Wikipedia immediately.[0]
The DSA imposes a wealth of restrictions and requirements on Wikipedia. Wikimedia really did not like the proposed DSA when it was announced.[1] Is it now all OK, Wikimedia approves unconditionally? Too busy sticking fingers up at the UK gov?
[0] https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/04/google-runs-5-of-the-19-platforms-that-must-follow-eus-new-internet-rules/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/04/google-runs-5-of...
[1] https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2021/11/16/the-digital-services-act-could-require-big-changes-to-digital-platforms/ https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2021/11/16/the-digital-...
- drawfloat 4y agoTheir issue with the UK bill is the required data collection of users. The Digital Services Act is more about requiring them to more clearly state what profiles are being collected, how they are being used, and provide mechanisms for reporting illegal content. Looking through the Wikimedia blog post you linked, it looks like the final DSA takes most of their problems in to account?