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Digital duty targets harmful platform design, architect says

Original: Digital duty punishes harmful social media design not content, says architect

The architect of the EU's digital rules has clarified that the Digital Services Act's so-called duty of care penalises harmful platform design rather than restricting lawful content. The remarks are aimed at rebutting criticism that the law amounts to censorship, stressing that regulators focus on addictive or manipulative features and systemic risks instead of policing individual posts or political opinions online.

Why now: Ongoing political controversy, especially in the US, over whether the EU's online rules amount to censorship of legal speech

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