Activities of Baroness Sarah LUDFORD related to 2010/0064(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography - Children's rights in the European Union (debate)
Amendments (2)
Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to obtain the blocking of access by Internet users in their territory to Internet pages containing or disseminating child pornographWhere the removal of webpages containing or disseminating child pornography is not possible, Member States shall take the necessary measures, whether legislative or non-legislative, to ensure that the blocking of access to webpages containing or disseminating child pornography is possible towards the Internet users in their territory. The blocking of access shall be subject to adequate fundamental rights and other safeguards, in particular to ensure that the blocking, taking into account technical characteristics, is limited to what is necessary and proportionate, that users are informed of the reason for the blocking and that content providers, as far as possible, are informed of the possibility of challenging it. This amendment allows for the possibility of industry voluntary agreements or self-regul including ultimately through judicial review. Or. enJustification.
Amendment 338 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to the above, Member States shall take the necessary measures to obtainwithin the appropriate legal, regulatory and self-regulatory framework to ensure the removal of internet webpages containing or disseminating child pornography. This amendment allows for the possibility for Member States to remove webpages and also recognises that extra territorial action may be more difficult. hosted in their territory and to endeavour to obtain the removal of such pages hosted outside of their territory. Or. enJustification