The GDPR strengthens data privacy laws for individuals in the EU. It extends jurisdiction to all companies processing EU residents' data and increases maximum penalties for noncompliance to 4% of global annual turnover. Consent standards were also strengthened, requiring consent to be clearly distinguishable and intelligible. In response to GDPR, Snapchat will collect less data from under-16 users, like location. Facebook updated privacy settings to give users more control over their data and enabled two-factor authentication and data downloads. Self-regulation of social media content includes avoiding offensive, illegal or copyrighted material and inappropriate language.

1. PRIVACY LAWS.
By: Anna Burnley-Davies

2. GDPR
WHAT IS THE GDPR
➤ GDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation.
GDPR is the regulation in EU law that allows the
protection of data and privacy for all individuals within
the European union.
RECENT CHANGES IN THE GDPR
➤ Increased territorial scope - extended jurisdiction of the
GDPR, as it applies to all companies processing the
personal data of data subjects residing in the Union,
regardless of the company’s location.
➤ Penalties - Under GDPR organisations in breach of
GDPR can be fined up to 4% of annual global turnover.
➤ Consent - The terms and conditions for consent have
been strengthened and companies will no longer be
allowed to use the terms and conditions. The consent
laws now have to be “intelligible and easily accessible
form” and have to be “clear and distinguishable from
other matters”

3. SNAPCHAT
Snapchat has announced that they won’t keep
as much data and information about users
who are under the age of 16. Users under the
age of 16 are still allowed to use the
application along side the mature users,
however, things such as location details (Snap
maps) will not be collected and used by
Snapchat.

4. FACEBOOK
The changes to Facebook in regards to GDPR
mean that users can change their privacy
settings. Facebook users can access their
privacy settings through a new menu system.
Another change is that they have added
another shortcut to the main menu where the
user is now able to activate their two-factor
authentication.
The key update which Facebook is that users
are now able to download your personal data.
This means that the user can safely and
securely manage information and what you
have shared on Facebook.

5. SELF REGULATION
➤ no offensive content
➤ no sales of illegal items
➤ no copy right music - don’t show the video or music just
snapshots of the outfits
➤ no inappropriate language
➤ don’t share longing information