8 Amendments of Charlie WEIMERS related to 2020/2009(INI)
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas media capture, hate speech and disinformation are increasingly being used as tools to intensify social polarisation, which is in turn exploited for political purposes; whereas combating these phenomena is not only relevant to the domain of human rights, but is also a fundamental factor in terms of the defcountering foreign interference, counter-terrorism and the resilience of the rule of law and democracy in the EU;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the internet and social media play an important role in spreading hate speech and, incitement, fostering radicalisation leading to violent extremism and recruitment for terror organisations and their activities, through the circulation of legal and illegal content;
Amendment 89 #
H. whereas the AVMSD obliges the authorities in every Member State to ensure that audiovisual media services do not contain any incitement to hatred based on race, sex, religion or nationality; whereas satellite TV channels broadcast from third countries have disseminated violence, hate speech and incitement to terrorism in violation of Article 6 on the prevention of incitement to violence and hatred of the Audiovisial Media Services Directive;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates its continued deep concern about the state of media freedom within the EU in the context of the abuses and attacks still being perpetratedExpresses concern about the ability of foreign states to interfere in European media to spread disinformation; Recognises that limitations to media freedom exist despite robust structures; condemns attacks against journalists and media workers in the Member States because of their activities, as well as the growing public denigration and general weakening of the profession, weighing particularly heavily on local, investigative and cross-border journalism;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Reiterates its call on the Member States to take further measures to prevent, condemn and counter hate speech and hate crime, so as to fight organisations that spread hate speech and, violence, including support for terrorism, in public spaces and online;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that the new digital environment has exacerbated the problem of the spread of disinformation, foreign interference, and has resulted in online platforms playing an influential role in publishing, disseminating and promoting news and other media content; reiterates its concern about the potential threat disinformation poses to freedom of expression and the independence of the media;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that political profiling, disinformation and manipulation of information may be used by political parties and private or public entities, and reiterates its concern about the fact that evidence of interference is continuously coming to light, often with indications of foreign influence, in the run-up to all major national and EU elections, with much of this interference benefiting anti-EU, extreme right-wing and populist candidates and targeting specific minorities and vulnerable groups;