ChatGPT and Reddit now face EU's toughest online safety rules
OpenAI’s ChatGPT will have to comply with tougher EU rules such as removing illegal content or face potential fines, the European Commission said on Monday, as Brussels grapples with how its existing digital regulation applies to rapidly evolving AI services. The Commission said the chatbot, social media forum Reddit, and gaming platform Roblox would be classified as so-called very large online platforms under the EU Digital Services Act, its landmark online safety regime. The designation means
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The European Commission has classified three major online services as very large platforms under its Digital Services Act, meaning they must comply with tougher online safety rules including removing illegal content and protecting minors. These platforms face potential fines of up to 6 percent of their global revenue if they fail to meet the new obligations, and they have until the end of December to comply. The designation reflects the EU's expanding effort to regulate rapidly evolving digital services and artificial intelligence under its landmark online safety regime, which applies to companies based anywhere that meet the threshold of 45 million monthly users in the EU.
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