4 Amendments of Salvatore DE MEO related to 2020/2022(INI)
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
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2. States that limited liability provisions as set out in the e-Commerce Directive1 must be maintained and strengthenbut additional measures are needed in the Digital Services Act, particularly in order to protect consumers in the EU, and in line with freedom of expression and the freedom to provide services; underlines the importance of these protections to strengthen consumers trust online and promote the growth of European SMEs; _________________ 1 Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (‘Directive on electronic commerce’), OJ L 178, 17.7.2000, p. 1.
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
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3. Recognises that SMEs and large players have differing capabilities with regard to the moderation of content; warns that overburdening businesses with disproportionatecalls for new obligations could furtheron platforms to hinder the growth of SMEs and require r. Recourse to automatic filtering tools, which may often lead to the removal of legal ced content recognition technologies should be proportionatent;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
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5. Recalls the fact that misinformativeleading and harmful content is not always illegal; calls, therefore, for the establishment of a well- defined notice-and-takedown process for such content; supports an intensive dialogue between authorities and relevant stakeholders with the aim of deepening the soft law approach based on good practices such as the EU- wide Code of Practice on Disinformation, in order to further tackle misinformation;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
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6. Calls for the introduction of counter-notice tools to allow content owners to defend their rights adequately and in a timely manner when notified of any takedown; underlines its view that delegating the responsibility to set boundaries on freedom of speech only to private companies is unacceptable and creates risks for both citizens and businesses, neither of which are qualified to take such decisions.