Activities of Gilles LEBRETON related to 2020/2019(INL)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT with recommendations to the Commission on a Digital Services Act: adapting commercial and civil law rules for commercial entities operating online
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (13)
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the civil law regimes governing content hosting platforms’ practices in content moderation are based on certain sector-specific provisions at Union level as well as on laws passed by Member States at national level, and there are notable differences in the obligations imposed on content hosting platforms and in the enforcement mechanisms of the various civil law regimes; whereas this situation requires a response at Union level;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas the Commission has expressed the concern in its opinion on the French "Avia Law" that content moderation could place a disproportionate burden on companies and users, and lead to an excessive deletion of content, thus undermining freedom of expression.
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Requests thatSuggests the Commission to submit without undue delay a set of legislative proposals comprising a Digital Services Act with a wide material, personal and territorial scope, including the recommendations as set out in the Annex to this resolutionproposals in line with the announced Digital Services Act; considers that, without prejudice to detailed aspects of the future legislative proposals, Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union shcould be chosen as the legal basis;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. ProposeSuggests that the Digital Services Act could include a regulation that establishes contractual rights as regards content management, lays down transparent, binding and uniform standards and procedures for content moderationcy requirements and interoperability standards, and guarantees accessible and independent recourse to judicial redress;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Insists that the regulation must proscribe content moderation practices that are discriminatoryCalls on the Commission to curb its enthusiasm on content moderation;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Suggests that content hosting platforms regularly submit transparency reports to the European AgencyMember States where their activities are deployed, concerning the compliance of their terms and conditions with the provisions of the Digital Services Act; further suggests that content hosting platforms publish their decisions on removing user-generated content on a publicly accessible database;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Takes the firm position that the Digital Services Act must not contain provisions forcing content hosting platforms to employ any form of fully automated ex-ante controls of content, and considers that any such mechanism voluntarily employed by platforms must be subject to audits by the European Agency to ensure that there is compliance with the Digital Services Act;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to assess the development and use of distributed ledger technologies, including blockchain and, in particular, of so-called smart contracts, namely the questions of legality and enforcement of smart contracts in cross border situations, and make, if deemed necessary, suggest proposals for the appropriate legal framework;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21