Dear All,

Civil Liberties committee has just adopted MEP Dalton's compromises as the report on the Regulation on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online. There are some amendments added that require further analysis but the key changes are positive:

1. Improvements on definition of terrorist content with exclusions to artistic, journalistic, educational and research purposes

2. Specific measures referring to platforms receiving a substantial number of removal orders; the regulation applies to those that make content available to the public (so a positive limitation)

3. Referrals removed from the proposal with a caveat that Europol referrals should be taken as a priority by platforms when content is flagged (in recital)

4. Specific measures steer away from content filtering and forbid general monitoring.

Unfortunately, the 1h deadline for removing content has been sustained. Interestingly, Rapporteur Dalton called out the European Commission on not understanding the democratic parliamentary process, applying pressure on quick adoption of the file and dismissing debate on controversial issues as unnecessary and going against the goals of the regulation. It is quite a serious accusation as the EC is not supposed to pressure MEPs that way.

After the text is published we will have a more in-depth analysis of other changes and how the whole proposal could affect Wikimedia. The vote in the plenary is planned for next week. After that - the trilogues.

Happy to take on any questions you may have regarding the report.

best wishes,

Anna

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