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16 Amendments of Markus BUCHHEIT related to 2020/2018(INL)

Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the main principles of the E-Commerce Directive, such as the internal market clause, freedom of establishment and the prohibition on imposing a general monitoring obligation should be maintained; underlines that the principle of “what is illegal offline is also illegal online”, as well as the principles of consumer protection and user safety, should alsomust become guiding principles of the future regulatory framework;
2020/05/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that European SMEs and start-ups should be able to compete on a level playing field with non-EU ones; notes that European businesses are often unable to access the same amount and quality of datasets as non EU-businesses, which undermines the competitiveness of European businesses in the European and global markets;
2020/05/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that information society services providers, and in particular online platforms and social networking sites - because of their wide-reaching ability to reach and influence broader audiences, behaviour, opinions, and practices - bear significant social responsibility in terms of protecting users, their data and society at large and preventing their services from being exploited abusively.
2020/05/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that recent scandals regarding data harvesting and selling, Cambridge Analytica, fake news, political advertising and manipulation and a host of other online harms (from hate speech to the broadcast of terrorism) have shown the need to revisit the existing rules without any prejudice to the rights to freedom of expression and reinforce fundamental rights;
2020/05/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that the COVID-19 pandemic has shown how vulnerable EU consumers are to misleading trading practices by dishonest traders selling fake or illegal products online that are not compliant with Union safety rules or imposing unjustified and abusive price increases or other unfair conditions on consumers; or defrauding consumers;
2020/05/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses that child pornography is a widespread and steadily growing phenomenon that cannot go unnoticed and must be fought vigorously by common action;
2020/05/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to address the increasing differences and fragmentations of national rules in the Member States and to propose concrete legislative measures including a notice- and-action mechanism, that can empower users to notify online intermediaries of the existence of potentially illegal online content or behaviour and require platforms to react more quickly and to be more transparent about the actions taken; is of the opinion that such measures would guarantee a high level of users' and consumers' protection while promoting consumer trust in the online economy;
2020/05/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 473 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Considers that a central regulatory authority should be established which should be responsible for the oversight and compliance with the Digital Services Act and have supplementary powers to tackle cross-border issues; it should be entrusted with investigation and enforcement powers;deleted
2020/05/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 484 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Notes that over the years national authorities managed and solved critical aspects related to the evolution of e- commerce in an effective but fragmented way within the Union; stresses that a consistent approach between Member States is desirable;
2020/05/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 487 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Takes the view that the central regulatory authority should prioritise cooperation between Member States to address complex cross-border issues by working in close cooperation with a network of independent National Enforcement Bodies (NEBs);deleted
2020/05/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 495 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Considers that a network of independent National Enforcement Bodies (NEBs) on DSA should be reinforced;
2020/05/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 520 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part I – paragraph 4
The Digital Services Act should respect the broad framework of fundamental European rights of users and consumers, such as the protection of privacy, non-discrimination, dignity, fairness and free speechdom of expression;
2020/05/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 893 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part VIII – paragraph 2
The supervision and enforcement the Digital Services Act should be improved by the creation of central regulatory authority who should be responsible for overseeing compliance with the DSA and improve external monitoring, verification of platform activities, and better enforcement.deleted
2020/05/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 898 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part VIII – paragraph 3
The central regulatory authority should prioritise cooperation between the Member States to address complex cross- border issues; to that end, it should work together with the network of independent NEBs and have detailed and extensive enforcement powers to launch initiatives and investigations into cross-border systemic issues.deleted
2020/05/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 903 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part VIII – paragraph 4
The central regulator should coordinate the work of the different authorities dealing with illegal content online, enforce compliance, fines, and be able to carry out auditing of intermediaries and platforms.deleted
2020/05/18
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 915 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part VIII – paragraph 5
The central regulator should report to the Union institutions and maintain a ‘Platform Scoreboard’ with relevant information on the performance of online platforms.deleted
2020/05/18
Committee: IMCO