EPISODE · Aug 24, 2023 · 29 MIN
EU Crackdowns on Big Tech, After Prigozhin, Two Years of Taliban, and More
from The World Next Week · host Council on Foreign Relations
Major technology companies rush to comply with the European Union (EU) Digital Services Act, which makes online platforms responsible for moderating harmful content; questions mount about the Russian private military company Wagner Group after its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin is reportedly killed in a plane crash; the Taliban enters its third year in power since the U.S. military evacuated from Afghanistan; and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian visits Saudi Arabia as the former rival countries to normalize relations. Mentioned on the Podcast “Israeli-Saudi Peace Deal, With Steven A. Cook,” The President’s Inbox Tatiana Stanovaya, “Putin’s Age of Chaos,” Foreign Affairs For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/eu-crackdowns-big-tech-after-prigozhin-two-years-taliban-and-more
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Major technology companies rush to comply with the European Union (EU) Digital Services Act, which makes online platforms responsible for moderating harmful content; questions mount about the Russian private military company Wagner Group after its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin is reportedly killed in a plane crash; the Taliban enters its third year in power since the U.S. military evacuated from Afghanistan; and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian visits Saudi Arabia as the former rival countries to normalize relations. Mentioned on the Podcast “Israeli-Saudi Peace Deal, With Steven A. Cook,” The President’s Inbox Tatiana Stanovaya, “Putin’s Age of Chaos,” Foreign Affairs For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/eu-crackdowns-big-tech-after-prigozhin-two-years-taliban-and-more
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