17 Amendments of Monika BEŇOVÁ related to 2020/2018(INL)
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that given the extension of the scope of the E-Commerce Directive to all digital services, for those services covered by the Services Directive, the country of destination principle as stipulated in the Services Directive should apply. This is necessary to ensure the principle of “what is illegal offline is also illegal online”.
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the Digital Services Act should be based on public values of the Union protecting citizens’ rights should aim to foster the creation of a rich and diverse and online ecosystem with a wide range of online services, favourable digital environment, sectorial interoperability and legal certainty to unlock the full potential of the Digital Single Market;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
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 including vulnerable groups such as under aged citizens, behaviour, opinions, and practices - bear significant social responsibility in terms of protecting users and society at large and preventing their services from being exploited abusively.
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that recent scandals regarding data harvesting and selling, Cambridge Analytica, create and spreading fake news, political advertising, selling and distributing illegal products 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 and reinforce fundamental rights;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission to require that where a certain qualification is required to provide a service, the possession of such a qualification has to be clearly disclosed in each online offer in order to avoid deceptive or misleading information to consumers;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to introduce enforceable obligations on internet service providers aimed at increasing transparency and information; considers that these obligations should be enforced by appropriate, effective and dissuasive penalties; underlines the need for multilingual forms of services to ensure their fair and wide distribution;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Notes that given the significant differences between digital services, a one-size-fits-all approach should be avoided; that is, intermediaries’ duties of care should differ depending on their business model;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Considers that intermediaries whose interventions may affect users fundamental freedoms should be maximally protected from liability while intermediaries that enable commercial transactions, including advertising, should be subject to a stronger obligation to take active care in order to protect consumers and provide security and trust;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that consumers should be properly informed and their rights should be effectively guaranteed when they interact with automated decision-making systems and other innovative digital services or applications; believes that it should be possible for consumers to request checks and corrections of possible mistakes resulting from automated decisions, as well as to seek redress for any damage related to the use of automated decision-making systems ensuring that the burden of proof should not lie on the consumer;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that the existence and spread of illegal content online is a severe threat that undermines citizens' trust and confidence in the digital environment, especially when it is related to cross- border services, and which also harms the economic development of healthy platform ecosystems in the Digital Single Market and severely hampers the development of legitimate markets for digital services;
Amendment 408 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Stresses that it is unacceptable that Union consumers are exposed to illegal and unsafe products, containing dangerous chemicals, as well as other safety hazards, that pose risks to human health;
Amendment 441 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Notes that, today, some markets are characterised by large platforms with significant bargaining power and network effects which are able to act as de facto “online gatekeepers” of the digital economy;
Amendment 501 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
(1) Invites the Commission to work towards tax-harmonisation which can be considered as an instrument for improvement of cross-border financial activities and thus the functioning of the entire single market; stresses that the market actors should be paying taxes where their economic activity occurs;
Amendment 547 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part II – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – paragraph 1
In the interest of legal certainty, the Digital Services Act should clarify which digital services fall within its scope. The new legal act should follow the horizontal nature of the E-Commerce Directive and apply not only to online platforms but to all digital services, which are not covered by specific legislation; to ensure the principle of “what is illegal offline is also illegal online” to those digital services covered by the Services Directive, the country of destination principle as stipulated in the Services Directive should apply;
Amendment 593 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part III – paragraph 1 – indent 5
Annex I – part III – paragraph 1 – indent 5
- define “systemic operator” by establishing a set of clear economic indicators that allow regulatory authorities to identify platforms with a “gatekeeper” role playing a systemic role in the online economy; such indicators could include considerations such as whether the undertaking is active to a significant extent on multi-sided markets, the size of its network (number of users, market share, share of sold services in total), its financial strength, access to data, vertical integration, the importance of its activity for third parties’ access to supply and markets, etc.
Amendment 817 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part VI – paragraph 2 – indent 4 a (new)
Annex I – part VI – paragraph 2 – indent 4 a (new)
- oblige online market places to display the possession of a qualification where a service provision requires the existence of a certain qualification to avoid misleading or deceptive information to consumers;
Amendment 840 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – part VI – paragraph 2 – indent 8 a (new)
Annex I – part VI – paragraph 2 – indent 8 a (new)
- while online marketplaces must be liable for damages, contract performance and guarantees and while consumers must be able to exercise the same rights and remedies available against the supplier or producer, the online market place should have a right to redress towards the party at fault;