An independent appeals body tasked with resolving disputes between social media platforms and EU users on Wednesday criticised a lack of cooperation from digital platforms, especially YouTube.

The Dublin-based out-of-court dispute settlement body, Appeals Centre Europe (ACE), was created as part of the European Union's landmark content moderation law, the Digital Services Act (DSA), which has come under fierce US scrutiny.

The DSA demands companies protect EU citizens against illegal content, but also requires platforms to allow users to challenge any content decisions -- such as account or post removals -- via an out-of-court mechanism.

The centre, however, found that platforms including Meta's Facebook and Instagram as well as TikTok often dragged their feet, refusing to engage with t

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