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Europe and America will increasingly come to diverge into 2 different internets. Meta is abandoning fact-checking in the US, but not the EU, where fact-checking is a legal requirement. (futurology.today)
submitted 11 months ago by Lugh@futurology.today to c/futurology@futurology.today
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Rumbling away throughout 2024 was EU threats to take action against Twitter/X for abandoning fact-checking. The EU's Digital Services Act (DSA) is clear on its requirements - so that conflict will escalate. If X won't change, presumably ultimately it will be banned from the EU.

Meta have decided they'd rather keep EU market access. Today they announced the removal of fact-checking, but only for Americans. Europeans can still benefit from the higher standards the Digital Services Act guarantees.

The next 10 years will see the power of mis/disinformation accelerate with AI. Meta itself seems to be embracing this trend by purposefully integrating fake AI profiles into its networks. From now on it looks like the main battle-ground to deal with this is going to be the EU.

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[-] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 7 points 11 months ago

The irony of all of it is that technically I can become a dual citizen anytime I wanted to file the paperwork since my parents are Portuguese citizens. But up until recently I've never felt the need for that particular escape valve.

I've always known I would have to get it eventually in order to handle my now ageing father's finances over there when he passes. And I always regretted not doing it when I was young and free to travel before life gets one bogged down in trivialities.

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 11 months ago

Yeah, I would get that in order sooner rather than later. Having you papers ready to go is emergency planning 101.

In my case, Israel is not an improvement, lol.

[-] psud@aussie.zone 3 points 11 months ago

It's not that you can become a dual citizen. You are a dual citizen you just haven't requested any evidence of that from Portugal

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