After several years of debate and intense, final negotiations lasting into the night, EU legislators reached a political agreement on the proposed Digital Services Act (DSA). DSA will regulate digital services that act as intermediaries – online platforms like social media and marketplaces – and their role of connecting consumers with goods, services, and content.
According to official press releases outlining the contours of the agreement, these services will have to take measures to protect their users from illegal content, goods and services. This includes transparent advertising and rules to mitigate disinformation. In short, what is illegal offline is also illegal online – a principal Creative Commons (CC) fully endorses.
卡塔尔vs葡萄牙分析一旦协议公布，知识共享将仔细研究协议的细节，但作为最初的反应，我们赞赏欧盟希望成为寻求创建一个监管和立法框架的先行者，使技术公司能够运营，同时保护终端用户的基本权利。
Speaking of the deal, CC’s CEO Catherine Stihler said:
“我要向韦斯塔格尔和布雷顿委员、法国总统和我的前同事夏尔德莫斯(Christel Schaldemose)致敬，感谢他们的辛勤工作和奉献精神，促成了这一具有里程碑意义的立法。”
Creative Commons particularly welcomes elements of the proposal such as enhanced accountability, greater transparency and the grounding of the legislation in fundamental values and rights such as freedom of expression and data protection.
“Ensuring citizens are protected from disinformation and manipulation when accessing online information, goods and services is of primordial importance if we are to ensure trust in the technologies and digital companies that play an ever-larger part in our lives” said Catherine.
CC particularly welcomes the zero tolerance stance on cyber-violence and the prohibition on the use of sensitive, personal data in online advertising.
The DSA is an important and significant step towards combating some of the societal challenges linked to an increasingly digitalized world.CC will continue to monitor these developments and support public interest technologies whose values are citizen centered.
