- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
By 
Neil Hodge2024-11-01T19:00:00
Ireland’s cozy relationship with big business and Big Tech has once again come under scrutiny after the country’s media regulator allowed a $15 million one-off funding payment from Meta’s Oversight Board Trust to help launch the newly formed Appeal Centre Europe, an office to investigate EU user disputes with social media firms.
The Appeal Centre is designed to allow EU citizens a quick way to challenge social media companies over issues such as content moderation or account restrictions, as part of the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA). The rules, which went into effect last year, aim to improve transparency and accountability among the tech industry’s biggest firms, including YouTube, TikTok and, of course, Meta’s Facebook and Instagram.
Independence of any regulatory body is essential, which is why Appeal Centre accepting millions of dollars from one of the three companies it regulates may ring alarm bells. But it’s not the only questionable move.
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