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Title: | Proposal for a regulation on a Single Market for Digital Services (Digital Services Act) and amending Directive 2000/31/EC |
Authors: | Parlement européen, Author ; Conseil de l'Union européenne (CUE), Author ; Union européenne, Author |
Material Type: | printed text |
Publication Date: | 15/12/2020 |
ISBN (or other code): | COM(2020) 825 final |
Languages: | English |
Descriptors: |
[Géographie] Union européenne (UE) [Mots-clés] Technologies du numérique [Mots-clés] Internet [Mots-clés] Plateforme numérique [Mots-clés] Propos déplacés [Mots-clés] Discrimination [Mots-clés] Algorithme [Mots-clés] Biens et services |
Abstract: |
The Digital Services Act significantly improves the mechanisms for the removal of illegal content and for the effective protection of users’ fundamental rights online, including the freedom of speech. It also creates a stronger public oversight of online platforms, in particular for platforms that reach more than 10% of the EU’s population.
This means concretely: - measures to counter illegal goods, services or content online, such as a mechanism for users to flag such content and for platforms to cooperate with “trusted flaggers” - new obligations on traceability of business users in online market places, to help identify sellers of illegal goods. - effective safeguards for users, including the possibility to challenge platforms’ content moderation decisions - transparency measures for online platforms on a variety of issues, including on the algorithms used for recommendations - obligations for very large platforms to prevent the misuse of their systems by taking risk-based action and by independent audits of their risk management systems - access for researchers to key data of the largest platforms, in order to understand how online risks evolve - oversight structure to address the complexity of the online space: EU countries will have the primary role, supported by a new European Board for Digital Services; for very large platforms, enhanced supervision and enforcement by the Commission |
Etat d’avancement des travaux : | Déposé(e) |
Thématique Bulletin documentaire PDF : | Technologies du numérique |
Link for e-copy: | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/en/TXT/?qid=1608117147218&uri=COM%3A2020%3A825%3AFIN |