According to Reuters, Meta and the European Union have agreed to stress test the EU Digital Services Act (DSA) in July. EU industry chief Thierry Breton had previously demanded that Meta take immediate action on child-oriented content on its platform.
Thierry Breton tweeted: “I met Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in Menlo Park to discuss EU digital regulations such as DSA, DMA (EU Digital Market Act) and AI Act. had a productive discussion,” he added, adding that around 1,000 Meta employees are working on the DSA.
Thierry Bretonsaid in early June that Meta had until August 25 to announce the steps it planned to take to comply with the EU’s online content rules, known as the DSA, or face severe sanctions.
Meta has yet to comment on the news.
It was previously reported that the DSA prohibits online platforms from placing certain types of advertisements, such as those targeted at children or generated using special categories of personal data such as race, political views and sexual orientation.
