TREE NEWS update: The European Commission warned digital platforms on December 12 not to livestream the planned US execution of Nidal Hasan, the perpetrator of a shooting attack. Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier said the EU will take action under the Digital Services Act if platforms fail to enforce the relevant provisions. The warning came as the United States prepares to carry out the execution by firing squad.
EU Warns Digital Platforms Against Livestreaming US Execution
The Commission is testing whether the Digital Services Act's content-moderation obligations can be applied to an event originating outside the EU, which is a broader jurisdictional question than one execution. Platforms face a compliance decision with real enforcement consequences, while the timing — a warning before the event rather than after — signals regulators are moving toward preventive pressure. Whether the DSA's provisions are actually invoked, and how platforms respond, is the open question.
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