Digital Services Act: A Tool For Censorship?
Many have claimed that the Digital Services Act, which entered into full effect last February 17, is a Regulation geared towards censorship: under the pretext of tackling illegal content and disinformation on the internet, the DSA may lead to remove online content based on the opinions they express. A debate on censorship is never to take lightly, particularly in occasion of new Regulations that have an impact on fundamental rights like freedom of expression. In this article, we are going to see some of the concerns raised on Digital Services Act and censorship and how the Regulation seeks to tackle illegal content and disinformation online while protecting freedom of expression.