21 Amendments of Anders SELLSTRÖM related to 2018/2115(INI)
Amendment 22 #
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a) to bear in mindstress that freedom of speech and expression as well as media pluralism ishould be at the heart of democratic societies, and provide the best safeguards against disinformation and hostile propaganda;
Amendment 38 #
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b) to consider developing a binding legal framework both at EU and international level for tackling hybrid warfare, including cyber and information warfare, the need for which wais demonstrated in particular by the hostile actions of Russia in these areas;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
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c) to support the growing number of state and academic institutions, think tanks, NGOs dealing withpolitical parties, think tanks, NGOs and other societal actors targeted and affected by propaganda and disinformation, and ensure that EU strategic communication becomes a matter of highjor priority on the European agenda; calls on the VP/HR and the Commission to become more closely involved in this area;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
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d) to remind the Member States that continue to deny the existence of strategicdisinformation and hostile propaganda to recognise it and take proactive measures in order to counteract and debunk it;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
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d) to remindurge the Member States that continue to deny the existence of strategic propaganda to recognise it and take proactive measures in order to counteract and debunk it;
Amendment 70 #
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e) to recognise the work done at various levels to identify the types of influence and tools used against the EU and its neighbours, such as Georgia, Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine, and to shift attention to in-depth analysis of their impact and effectiveness in order to develop measures to counteract them;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
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e) to recognise the work done at various levels to identify the types of influence and tools used against the EU and its neighbours, and to shift attention to in-depth analysis of their impact and effectiveness in order to develop measures to counteract them in a proactive and swift manner;
Amendment 84 #
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f) to focus on the continuously growing sophistication of the tools used to spread fake news, including the new ways of spreading propaganda by using multiple low-level websites, portals and TV stations to disseminate the main narratives; is concerned about Russia’s activitiestrongly condemns Russia’s increasingly aggressive actions in this context;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
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h) to regulate, together with the Member States, the actions of social media companies and ensure their full transparency and accountability, in particular making it possible to uncover the identity and location not only of the authors, but also the sponsors, most notably Russia, of the submitted political content;
Amendment 115 #
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h) to regulate, together with the Member States, the actions of social media companies and ensure their full transparency and accountability, in particular making it possible to uncover the identity and location not only of the authors, but also of the sponsors of the submitted political content;
Amendment 131 #
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j) to bear in mind that the banning of suspicious accounts or deletion of inappropriate content may be seen as censorship, and therefore make sure that such actions are carried out transparently, in cooperation with the competent authorities and civil society in Member States and partner countries, and with full insight into the reasons for doing so;
Amendment 150 #
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m) to involve the civil society and expert community in further enhancement ofing measures aimed at fact-checking and exposure ofing disinformation, deepening of research and more effectively analysis ofng information manipulation;
Amendment 185 #
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p) to address the current deficiencies in the East StratCom Task Force, including lack of regional expertise, a large turnover of staff and lack of institutional continuity, and to ensure adequate financial resources and an adequate organisational structure, as this is the only way to ensure full professionalism, proactivity, effectiveness and results;
Amendment 190 #
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q) to invite Member States which have not done so already to assign their own National Experts to the East StratCom Task Force; to invite close partner countries to advice the task force on the tactics of common state and non-state adversaries;
Amendment 211 #
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t) to put counteractingrioritise strategic communications as a recurring item on the agenda, and to carry out a periodical review of EU policy on this issue;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
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u) to propose to the next European Council and the Commission that counteracting strategicdisinformation and hostile propaganda is given a separate portfolio in the new Commission with adequate support from a specialised agency;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
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v) to link existing national and local specialised centres, think tanks, NGOs and other actors and institutions dealing with strategic propagandahybrid warfare into an EU-wide network that would help coordinate their actions and gather their findings in one place; to assign adequate resources to this undertaking; stresses that this network should be open to like-minded partners of the EU, which could share their experiences of being targeted by and countering disinformation and hostile propaganda;
Amendment 241 #
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w) to strongly condemn the interference of third parties, such as Russia, in elections and referendumsa, and the use of bots, trolls and fake accounts in political campaigns; underlines the right and ability of democratic societies to make their own sovereign political choices;
Amendment 245 #
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w) to strongly condemn the interference of third parties in elections and referendums, and the use of bots, trolls and fake accounts in political campaigns; underlines the ability of democratic and independent societies to make their own sovereign political choices;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
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x) to invite the Member States to share data about any foreign interferences in electoral processes and exchange best practices on counteracting ithem in order to increase resilience to such interferences;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
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y) to invite Member States to ensure that electoral laws take into account possible threats stemming from cyber attacks, disinformation and hostile propaganda, and stresses that these laws should be adequately amended to enable themMember States to effectively and proactively counteract such threats;