The European Union’s recently enforced Digital Services Act (DSA) has made it mandatory for certain platforms with more than 45 million users to provide essential data to researchers to keep track of potential online risks. Tech companies included on the list of 19 VLOPs (Very Large Online Platforms) must provide detailed information regarding artificial intelligence and algorithm-related risks. This list has some of the major companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Apple App Store, TikTok, and Amazon.
Apple is one of the big tech companies which are now required to publicly share its App Store user numbers in Europe. This transparency is necessary for monitoring the development of online risks, allowing the EU to create policies that protect their users. Apple’s failure to comply can lead to heavy fines or the complete termination of their services in the European Union.
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