Activities of Niklas NIENASS related to 2020/2019(INL)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION with recommendations to the Commission on the Digital Services Act: adapting commercial and civil law rules for commercial entities operating online
Amendments (9)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
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1. Calls for steps to be taken to safeguard the availability of content for which editorial responsibility is taken or which is produced by journalists and all other media that are already subject to a generally recognised independent oversight on other platforms or in other services so that their content is not subjected to any further controls, while applying clear rules on platform liability with regards to data privacy, online security, transparency, and the enforcement of fundamental rights;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
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1. Calls for steps to be taken to safeguard the availability of lawful content for which editorial responsibility is taken or which is produced by journalists and all other media that are already subject to a generally recognised independent oversight on other platforms or in other services so that their content is not subjected to any further controls;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
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1 a. Emphasises that content that is legal and legally shared under Union or national law has to stay online and that any removal of such content must not lead to the identification of individual users nor to the processing of personal data;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
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2. Notes that communication always takes place in a given context, which is why automated procedures may support individual decisions on the legality of content, but may under no circumstances replace them and should be complemented with efficient complaint and redress mechanisms for users, which should be processed without undue delay in order to safeguard fundamental communication freedoms;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
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2. Notes that communication always takes place in a given context, which is why automated procand therefore any reporting tool established by platforms should be complemented with efficient complaint and reduress may support individual decisions on the legality of content, but may under no circumstances replace themechanisms for users, which should be processed without undue delay in order to safeguard fundamental communication freedoms;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that platform operators make available transparency reports with information about the number of cases where content was misidentified as illegal or as illegally shared, and that competent authorities make available information about the number of cases where removals lead to the investigation and the prosecution of crimes;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
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3. Points out that in addition to transparency obligations, regulations on the findability of content and restrictions on self-referencing can make a significant contribution to the dissemination of lawful content., to the promotion of cultural diversity, and to media pluralism;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
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3. Points out that in addition to transparency obligationobligations regarding transparency and fundamental rights, regulations on the findability of content and restrictions on self-referencing can make a significant contribution to the dissemination of lawful content.
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
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