By Jane Wakefield
Technology reporter
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image copyrightGetty Imagesimage captionThe President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced rules for digital content
A radical overhaul of how big technology companies are regulated has been announced by the president of the European Commission at Web Summit, which this year is a virtual event.
Ursula von der Leyen said the commission would be "rewriting the rulebook for our digital market".
It will mean far stricter rules for online content – from selling unsafe products to spreading hate speech.
Ms Leyen described herself as a "tech optimist".