10 Amendments of Maria WALSH related to 2020/0361(COD)
Amendment 435 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Providers of hosting services shall put mechanisms in place to allow any individual or entity to notify them of the presence on their service of specific items of information that the individual or entity considers to be illegal content. Those mechanisms shall be easy to access, clearly visible, low-threshold, user- friendly, and located close to the content in question. They should allow for the submission of notices exclusively by electronic means.
Amendment 441 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) a clear indication of the electronic location of that information, in particular the exact URL or URLs, and, where necessary, additional information enabling the identification of the illegal conten enabling the identification of the illegal content if the application of the service that is used by the recipient allows it;
Amendment 452 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. The provider shall also, without undue delay but after 7 days following the notification at the latest, notify that individual or entity of its decision in respect of the information to which the notice relates, providing a comprehensible statement of reasons for that decision and information on the redress possibilities in respect of that decision.
Amendment 456 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 6
Article 14 – paragraph 6
6. Providers of hosting services shall process any notices that they receive under the mechanisms referred to in paragraph 1, and take their decisions in respect of the information to which the notices relate, in a timely, diligent and objective manner and without undue delay but after 7 days following the notification at the latest. Where they use automated means for that processing or decision-making, they shall include information on such use in the notification referred to in paragraph 4.
Amendment 501 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. Online platforms shall handle complaints submitted through their internal complaint-handling system in a timely, diligent and objective manner and without undue delay but after 7 days following the notification at the latest. Where a complaint contains sufficient grounds for the online platform to consider that the information to which the complaint relates is not illegal and is not incompatible with its terms and conditions, or contains information indicating that the complainant’s conduct does not warrant the suspension or termination of the service or the account, it shall reverse its decision referred to in paragraph 1 without undue delay.
Amendment 507 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4
Article 17 – paragraph 4
4. Online platforms shall inform complainants without undue delay of the decision they have taken in respect of the information to which the complaint relates and shall inform complainants of the possibility of out-of-court dispute settlement provided for in Article 18 and other available redress possibilities without undue delay but after 7 days following the notification at the latest.
Amendment 520 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) (b) it has the necessary legal expertise and qualification in relation to the issues arising in one or more particular areas of illegal content, or in relation to the application and enforcement of terms and conditions of one or more types of online platforms, allowing the body to contribute effectively and adequately to the settlement of a dispute;
Amendment 523 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) the dispute settlement takes place in accordance with clear and fair rules of procedure that are transparent and clearly visible and easily accessible on the online platform.
Amendment 524 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The online platform shall bear all fees for the dispute settlement irrespective of the decision. If the body decides the dispute in favour of the recipient of the service, the online platform shall it shall further reimburse the recipient for any fees and otherll additional reasonable expenses that the recipient has paid or is to pay in relation to the dispute settlement. If the body decides the dispute in favour of the online platform, the recipient shall not be required to reimburse any fees or other expenses that the online platform paid or is to pay in relation to the dispute settlement.
Amendment 563 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2