8 Amendments of Martina WERNER related to 2016/2276(INI)
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Shares with the EESC the view that the Commission has once again overlooked the social dimension of online platforms and that platforms' social responsibility towards their workers, both those regularly employed and employees working in new forms of employment, needs to be more precisely defined; considers that special attention should be paid to the latter, and fair working conditions, adequate social protection, occupational health and safety, training, collective bargaining and union rights should be provided to all platforms' workers, recognising the challenges brought forth by online platforms;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that intermediary liability is one of the main concerns in the ongoing debate on online platforms, especially as counterfeits represent a severe threat to consumers' health;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that the liability rules for online platforms should allow the tackling of issues related to illegal and harmful content in an efficient manner, for instance by respectapplying thdue duty of cariligence, while maintaining a balanced and business- friendly approach;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses the need for improved legal regulation of online platforms to prevent illegal and inappropriate content and unfair practices through regulatory, effective self- regulatory or hybrid measures; stresses the importance of online platforms playing a proactive role in tackling illegal and inappropriate content and taking immediate action to remove illegal or inappropriate content if such content slips through preventive monitoring;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses the importance of transparency in relation to data collection and considers that online platforms must respond to users’ concerns by informing them more effectively about what personal data is collected and how it is shared and used; considers it crucial to raise awareness, especially among the youngest and the oldest as the most vulnerable, about the personal data the consumers facilitate in exchange for access to many so called free services;
Amendment 381 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls on the Commission to assessrevise the current Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Enforcement Directive6 , in order to ascertain how to contribute more effectively to the fight against counterfeiting by adopting proactive, proportionate and effective measures; _________________ 6introduce the obligation for online platforms to implement proactive, proportionate and effective measures to fight counterfeiting; OJ L 195, 2.6.2004, p. 16.
Amendment 444 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)
Paragraph 43 a (new)
43 a. Warns of a tendency for online platforms to generate monopoly markets and urges the Commission and the Member States accordingly to be vigilant in order to avert the harmful effects of these anticompetitive practices;
Amendment 446 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 c (new)
Paragraph 43 c (new)
43 c. Encourages the Commission to create a level playing field among online platforms, which highlights the importance of identifying and mitigating market barriers; in particular, stresses the importance to guarantee the free flow of data, data portability and interoperability between the market platforms; considers that these measures would ensure that market participants, whether service providers or consumers, could subject the market platform itself into competition;