Re: [Publicpolicy] Public consultation on measures to further improve the effectiveness of the fight against illegal content online

Dear All, a friendly reminder that the possibility to respond to the consultation remains available *until June 25th* (relevant links below). There is a possibility to fill it as a civil society organisation (20-30 mins); or as an individual (even less) if that is more accurate for you (or both, if applicable!). It is unfortunately fully geared up to gather anecdotal evidence to illustrate the thesis that internet is a dangerous place in need of a serious legislative intervention. But also to make the platforms the center of that fight with - you guessed correctly - automated content detection and decision making. So if the debate on copyright reform is of any indication, we are potentially facing another battle against filtering in the future. If the survey is indicative of anything that the European Commission plans, the idea is to focus on blocking content, while putting the actual law enforcement role on the back burner if it comes to the online activity. Some statements or questions are a bit ambiguous. If you decide to give it a shot and would like to use some background, I can share insights and suggestions for responses, let me know individually. Have a good weekend! Anna P.S. EDRi made a guide for individual responders that you can find here: https://edri.org/consultation_illegalcontent.html - last part of the survey ("Your opinion") is the same for any type of a responder. On 07.05.2018 17:14, Anna Mazgal wrote: Dear All, we didn't wait long until - after the feedback sought on the Preliminary Impact Assessment - the European Commission wants to learn more about how to improve the efforts in fighting illegal content online. The consultation is open *until June 25th*[1] and it has a form of a concise questionnaire[2]. I will be working on the questionnaire where it requires a narrative (short answers) after May 15th and make the responses available on meta. The questionnaire is partially the same for everyone and partially customized according to the capacity in which you answer (as an individual, a digital rights organization, an online hosting service provider, etc.). Since the way we will in future implement and encounter illegal content moderation - whether as a notice and takedown or automated detection/filtering - is very important for the whole community, I encourage you to consider sending a separate response, in whichever capacity you feel it makes sense for you. It is clear that the questions steer us into the model that has been presented in both the Communication and the Recommendation for Tackling Illegal Content Online, and these solutions are not all great. It is important that we show that we care about this topic. I am happy to receive any feedback from you on both the general level as well as on detailed questions. If needed, I will help and share the approach we will have in Brussels on this in greater detail. Have a good week! Anna [1] https://ec.europa.eu/info/consultations/public-consultation-measures-furthe… [2]https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/illegal_content_online -- Anna Mazgal EU Policy Advisor Wikimediaanna(a)wikimedia.be @a2na mobile: +32 487 222 945 51 Rue du Trône BE-1050 Brussels -- Anna Mazgal EU Policy Advisor Wikimediaanna(a)wikimedia.be @a2na mobile: +32 487 222 945 51 Rue du Trône BE-1050 Brussels _______________________________________________ Publicpolicy mailing list Publicpolicy(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/publicpolicy