MEPs hear this Wednesday Frances Haugen, whistleblower on Facebook, two days after the European Commission which wants to regulate the platform.
After the European Commission, it is the French deputies hearing this Wednesday Frances Haugen, former Facebook computer scientist and whistleblower. The computer scientist has made public studies showing that Facebook is aware of the harmfulness of its platform. The Union is working to regulate the platform.
The European Union ahead
Eric Bothorel, LREM deputy for Trégor and member of the Law and Economic Affairs Committee considers “that we are early” on the file, “where the United States hesitate and procrastinate, think of dismantling”. Frances Haugen’s testimony is important of the fact “thousands of internal documents” that it made public.
“There are two texts under discussion: the Digital Service Act, and the Digital Market Act. These are the questions I will ask Frances Haugen this morning, she seems to say that these two texts are part of the answer.” They plan to “the creation of a legal representative, the establishment of illegal content reports, withdrawal obligations, content blocking, account suspensions, better cooperation with the judicial authorities. In short, a number of measures supposed to bring answers, in terms of transparency and cooperation. And then a power of sanction with 6% fine of national turnover. “
Europe is a light on the digital path
And according to the deputy, France is ahead: “France is the first country in Europe to have translated part of the measures in a text which was adopted at the end of August. We took certain paragraphs of the text and it was the first to have translated this text into French law, in waiting for a version which will be the one that will lead to the dialogues. Europe is a light on the digital path. “