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Video sharing app TikTok and social media platform X both need to step up their efforts to counter illegal hate speech, European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova said after meetings with their executives on Tuesday. Jourova, the EU commissioner responsible for the digital economy, met TikTok Chief Executive Shou Chew and X's head of global affairs, Nick Pickles, as the European Union investigates Big Tech's efforts to remove harmful content. The tech giants have faced mounting scrutiny in the past month, with a surge in harmful content and disinformation in the wake of the attack on Israel on Oct. 7 by Hamas, which the EU considers to be a terrorist organisation. The EU is also looking to prevent disinformation i NFL uencing the EU parliament election in June 2024. Under the European Union's Digital Services Act, which entered into force a year ago, very large tech platforms and search engines must do more to tackle harmful and illegal content or risk fine...

As the world celebrates International Women’s Day (IWD), leading world bodies have given a fresh insight into what the global event stands for, this year’s theme and the issues that activists are focusing on. The UN’s theme this year is “DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for gender equality .” This year’s digital equality theme highlights how technology is crucial to advancing rights but a growing digital gender gap is impacting everything from women’s job opportunities to safety online. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> According to the UN, 259 million fewer women have access to the internet than men, and women are largely underrepresented in Science , Technology , engineering and mathematics careers. “Bringing women into Technology results in more creative solutions and has greater potential for innovations that meet women’s needs and promote gender equality ,” says the UN’s website. “Their lack of inclusion, by contrast, comes with massive ...