1 Amendments of Jeroen LENAERS related to 2020/2009(INI)
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Reminds the Commission and the Member States as well as the private sector, in particular online platforms, and civil society as a whole of the need for joint action when it comes to the fight against disinformation, and acknowledges the positive impact of; stresses that online platforms should play a key role in detecting and countering disinformation; highlights that online platforms are currently failing to take responsibility to counter this immediate threat; notes theat voluntary actions taken by service providers and platforms to counter disinformation; initiatives by online platforms are not sufficient to tackle the disinformation threat; emphasizes that the effectiveness of actions by online platforms to tackle disinformation can only be assessed when conducted in full transparency and by sharing all available data; urges the European Commission therefore to introduce binding measures to oblige online platforms to do the utmost to prevent the spread of disinformation and share the relevant data accordingly; urges the European Commission to impose sanctions on online platforms that lack to do so; expects to see this reflected in the European Democracy Action Plan and the Digital Services Act accordingly.