The Judgement in the case KĂĽnast vs. Facebook
...digital oral hearing in the beginning of this year. What does the judgement mean for the Digital Services Act? The judgement is not only a huge step forward for those affected by mass hate crimes on online platforms but should also have an impact on the current negotiations on the...
The Digital Services Act is coming:Â Important step to tackle digital violence in the EU
...DSA. In the future, social media platforms must offer direct and quick contact options for users. HateAid and other civil society organizations had advocated hard for this. However, this obligation only applies to electronic communication channels. HateAid fears that the platforms might fob users off, for example with chatbots. It...
Image-based abuse is a crime – and no one helps. Stop it now!
...of online violence. Introduce summary proceedings for content decisions to make sure that court decisions can be taken in a speedy manner and expenses kept lower, therefore ensuring that users can seek effective and affordable judicial redress. Codify obligation for online platforms to delete illegal content, so authorities can keep...
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Mixed signals in the DSA
...to authorities and seek orders against the online providers to remove illegal content. For example, if a user is attacked online with a death threat or racial hate speech, and platform fails to remove it, despite notifications, the affected person can turn to authorities to request a content removal order...
Digital Services Act: Barely Any Protection for Victims of Digital Violence
...for users. Instead, the DSA relies too heavily on measures against abusive reporting and potentially unlawful deletion of content in social media. The aim is to prevent a restriction of users‘ freedom of expression. But freedom of expression is also at risk when victims of digital violence cannot enforce the...
Political demands
...seriously and do not turn them away. Easier prosecution of perpetrators of digital violence Until recently, there was little awareness on the part of law enforcement agencies and legislators that not only deleting illegal content but also prosecuting the perpetrators is important in combating hate speech online....
Image-based abuse: The EP finally reacts
...adopted its Opinion on the Digital Services Act. In it – a long awaited position to curb online image-based abuse on porn platforms. Adoption of the amendment, introducing additional requirements to stop dissemination of image-based abuse material on porn platforms, came three weeks after victims of online image-based...
Petition #FreeTravisFreeResearch
For independent research: Taming Musk and Co. Lacking transparency: the bosses of the social media companies are banning more and more researchers from their platforms. However, we urgently require their findings to counter hate, disinformation, extremism and antisemitism. The President of the EU Commission can change that now....
Boundless hate on the internet – Dramatic situation across Europe
...second young adult is victim of digital violence Silenced: Every second woman is afraid to express her opinion freely online An indictment of Facebook, Twitter and Co.: Over 80% of Europeans demand more protection We call on the EU: Stop digital violence now! Dramatic situation in the EU: Every second...