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However, the agreement on the European directive comes shortly after Barack Obama 's conference at Stanford University where the former President of the United States called for regulating social networks, responsible according to him for " the weakening of democracies ".

The issue is indeed a matter of debate across the Atlantic, particularly since the revelations of Frances Haugen on the passivity of social networks in the face of the nuisances they cause. The whistleblower had praised in November the potential of the DSA, which she said could become a reference for other countries, including the United States.


Many of the recommendations made by the former bahrain mobile database in the provisions of the directive relating to social networks. The inclusion of the DSA in a more global desire to regulate the digital space The EU wants to gradually create a legal framework to redefine the rules of the next generation Internet. Thus, the DSA, which must enter into force at national level no later than 1 January 2024, will be supplemented by the DMA but also by other initiatives. In particular, the Union wants to create a single market for data.


This is the objective of the Data Act, which should facilitate access to and use of industrial data. The EU is also seeking to establish a minimum tax for digital giants . An agreement has already been reached within the OECD to tax these companies at a rate of 15% of their turnover, if it exceeds 750 million euros. The European Commission has also proposed the creation, by 2030, of a single digital identification system in Europe. The ECB is also calling for global regulation of cryptocurrencies .