Debate in the European Parliament on the removal of terrorist content online
Act quickly to prevent a terrorist text, photo or video from garnering thousands of views on the internet.
This is the objective of the promoters of the text.
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Forcing digital platforms, Google, Facebook and Twitter, to remove terrorist content online within an hour of their reporting in all EU Member States, this is the subject of the text that will be debated on Wednesday April 28 at European Parliament.
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With our correspondent in Brussels,
Joana Hostein
Act quickly to prevent a terrorist text, photo or video from garnering thousands of views on the internet.
This is the objective of the promoters of the text.
The cross-border nature of these withdrawals was the central point of the discussions.
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It very often happens that the content is seen in a Member State or broadcast in a Member State, but in fact the host platform comes from another Member State,
notes Fabienne Keller of the Renew group.
The regulation provides that, without verifying the information, the other Member State withdraws the content within one hour.
The principle is mutual trust between the Member States.
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The fears of certain groups
A provision that worries environmentalists.
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We say, particularly with regard to the deterioration of the rule of law in some of our member states, beware of the risks of abuse and the fact that under the guise of the fight against terrorism, some states are going too far and calling for withdrawal. content linked more to political or other opposition
, ”says Saskia Bricmont, Belgian MEP from the Greens group.
The regulation does not provide for a general monitoring obligation for platforms, nor for the use of automated filters.
Educational, journalistic and artistic content will be excluded from the text.
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