EU eyes tech giant revenues as Digital Services Act clears hurdles

The EU's Digital Services Act is one step closer to becoming law with a provisional political agreement reached between the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament. The Digital Services Act (DSA), which is all about the principle of "what is illegal offline must also be illegal online," has the potential to …

[Doctor Syntax]

Hopefully the outcome won't be revenues in fines but more honest services for EU citizens, the lucky so-and-sos.

[Yet Another Anonymous coward]

Best outcome - since you can't tax multinationals this will just become a revenue source. Google declares 10Bn in revenue but zero profit, fine them 1bn

Worst outcome - politician gets to decide which media company broke Ill defined law based on how well their tweets trended

[LogicGate]

Dont you worry, have some low cost american chicken instead.

[iowe_iowe]

Good!

It just feels right and just that there is one organisation out the that actually gives a stuff about big data slurping from profit driven hypercompanies with no moral compass....