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Tech after the elections: what to expect from the next European Commission

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This week on Top in Tech, Conan D'Arcy is joined by Ana Gradinaru. They discussed the major concern of disinformation from Russia during the European elections, the legal obligation imposed by the Digital Services Act on platforms to mitigate risks related to electoral processes, and potential future developments including reforms to the GDPR and the introduction of the Digital Fairness Act.

This episode is the third in a three-part series on the tech sector and the 2024 elections. Global Counsel recently published a report that analyzes the challenges facing social media companies against a backdrop of alarm about the growth in deepfakes, new legislation governing what companies can and cannot take down, and growing political scrutiny of the individual content moderation decisions they take. 

Download the report here

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