There are very interesting policies developed in the EU, and maybe it is time to summarize some links here.
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/digital-services-actWhat is the Digital Services Act?The Digital Services Act (DSA) introduces rules for online services used by European citizens in their everyday life. These services include marketplaces, social media networks, app stores, and online travel and accommodation platforms.The main goal of the DSA is to create a digital space that respects citizens and consumers’ fundamental rights. By establishing a clear set of rules across the EU, the DSA also enables smaller platforms, SMEs and start-ups to scale up in Europe, fostering innovation, growth and competitiveness.What does the DSA do for businesses?The DSA provides several benefits for your company:
- One single set of rules across the EU - The DSA replaces 27 different regulations with one unified framework, giving you legal certainty and the ability to scale up across the EU.
- A proportionate approach - The DSA’s obligations are tailored to each online services’ role, size and impact in the online ecosystem. Micro and small companies have lighter requirements based on their size, to keep them accountable while helping them scale up, while bigger platforms have more responsibilities and therefore, obligations.
- Simplified reporting of illegal content - You can use a user-friendly mechanism to flag illegal content and goods that infringe your rights, including intellectual property rights. Your company may also become ‘trusted flaggers’, whose notices of illegal content or goods gain priority in platforms’ assessment.
- Better protection against unfair content moderation decisions - New appealing mechanisms through the platform or through
out-of-court dispute settlement bodies
allow you to protect your online presence in case you disagree with a content moderation decision by a platform.
- More transparency on marketplaces - New obligations for marketplaces, such as the requirement to list a seller’s contact information, enhance transparency and trustworthiness in ecommerce. For the same reason, the DSA requires marketplaces to make reasonable efforts to perform random checks on products sold on their service or adopt new technologies for product traceability.
https://www.coe.int/en/web/combating-hate-speech/council-of-europe-on-hate-speech
https://www.eclipsehorizon.eu/
https://rm.coe.int/prems-135524-gbr-2530-compilation-of-promising-practices-on-combating-/1680b1ba50
https://www.echr.coe.int/
https://commission.europa.eu/funding-tenders/find-funding/eu-funding-programmes/citizens-equality-rights-and-values-programme/citizens-equality-rights-and-values-programme-overview_en
Topic Author
