18 Amendments of Andreas SCHWAB related to 2016/2276(INI)
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
F b. whereas some online platforms serve as gateways, serious concerns arise when they become gatekeepers restricting access to consumers and to business opportunities, in particular where they also compete directly in downstream markets, for which they control access to ;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges that online platforms benefit today’s digital economy and society by increasing the choices available to consumers and creating and shaping new markets; points out, however, that online platforms present new policy and regulatory challenges, such as dealing with fake news, fake accounts, fake followers or social bots;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that, although many pieces of EU legislation apply to online platforms, it is frequently the case that they are not enforced properly or have not been adapted to the online world; believes, therefore, that a consideration should be given to the question of whether there is a need to complement the current legal framework in order to remedy this situation;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Encourages the Commission to assess the current legal framework with regard to online platforms, and take into account the analysis in the academic paper with the title 'Discussion Draft of a Directive on Online Intermediary Platforms' presented at the Eleventh Meeting of the IMCO Working Group on the Digital Single Market;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the Commission’'s ongoing work on online platforms, including consultations of stakeholders and carrying out an impact assessment, and considers that Online Platforms shall be defined at the European level taking into account their characteristics and differences, such as their sector of activities and the level of interaction to avoid any fragmentation in the EU;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Emphasises, in that connection, that phemomena such as fake news, fake accounts, fake followers or social bots have the potential to influence opinion on a massive scale; points out, at the same time, that the free exchange of opinions is central and fundamental to democracy;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Emphasises that the following methods of countering fake news should be considered: 1) cooperation between platforms and an independent research body whose role is to safeguard the legal framework and which takes a neutral approach to content; 2) a requirement to inform users who have encountered fake news that the items in question have been identified as such and, if necessary, corrected; 3) introduction of a right of reply similar to that provided for in the law governing the press;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that the liability rules for online platforms should allow the tackling of issues related to illegal goods and harmful content in an efficient manner, for instance by respecting the duty of care, while maintaining a balanced and business- friendly approach;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses the need for online platforms to prevent illegal goods and inappropriate content and unfair practices through regulatory, measures, complemented by effective self- regulatory or hybrid measures; stresses the importance of online platforms playing a proactive role in tackling illegal goods and inappropriate content and taking immediate action to remove illegal references to illegal goods or inappropriate content if such contenit slips through preventive monitoring;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Emphasises that the criteria drawn on in striking a balance between freedom of the press and opinion, on the one hand, and the protection of the right to privacy, on the other, also apply in the social media sphere; points out that a European approach to enforcing the right to privacy is needed; calls, in that connection: (1) for the criteria on which platform providers base their deletion procedures to be made public; (2) for deletion requests to be taken seriously and dealt with quickly; (3) for requests for information from law-enforcement authorities to be answered more quickly and comprehensively; makes clear its view that financial penalties should be imposed on platform providers who fail to meet these requirements;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Considers that online platforms should develop more effective voluntary measures and technical means tof identifying and eliminatinge illegal and harmful content in particular in areas such as incitement to terrorism, hate speech and child sexual abuse;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Considers that online platforms should develop more effective voluntary measures and technical means of identifying and eliminating access to illegal goods and harmful content;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Urges the Commission to ensure a level playing field for online platforms and a level playing field between online platforms and competing services; stresses that regulatory certainty is essential to creating a thriving digital economy; notes that competitive pressures vary between different sectors and therefore ‘one-size- fits-all’ solutions are rarely appropriate;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Underlines that the Iinternet of the future cannot succeed without users’ trust in online platforms, greater transparency, a level-playing field, better control of ranking systems and advertising, and online platforms respecting all applicable legislation;
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the Commission to evaluate platforms’ review systems and to put an end to certain practices, such as fake reviews and the deletion of negative reviews in order to make platforms comply with existing obligations; in this respect, as part of the REFIT check of EU consumer and marketing law in 2017, calls on the Commission to ensure that online platforms' review systems are covered by the requirements of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive relative to false or misleading information;
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33 a. Welcomes the Guidance on the implementation/application of directive 2005/29/EC on Unfair Commercial Practices which recalls that platform should avoid creating the impression that reviews posted through it originate from real users, when it cannot adequately ensure this; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to encourage the voluntary adoption of certification schemes provided by independent accredited certifiers to guarantee that platforms' review systems are reliable;
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Commission to assess the need for and the principles in relation to criteria, which could set the conditions under which online platforms may be made subject to further monitoring and assisted in order for them toof the complyiance with existing obligations and guidelines in a timely manner, in particular in the realm of consumer protectEuropean competition rules by the Commission,;
Amendment 427 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40 a. Calls on the Commission to propose a pro-growth, pro-consumer, targeted legislative framework for B2B relations based on principles to prevent abuse of market power and ensure that platforms that serve as a gateway to a downstream market do not become gatekeepers; resolves that such a framework should prevent detriment to consumer welfare, promote competition and innovation; further recommends that this framework be technology neutral and capable of addressing existing risks, for example in relations to market for mobile operating system but also future risks with new internet-driven technologies like IoT or artificial intelligence, which will place platforms even more squarely between online businesses and consumers;