DSA: Internal Market Committee agrees on • Table.Briefings

The European Parliament’s Internal Market Committee (IMCO) adopted the rapporteurs’ compromise proposals on the Digital Services Act yesterday evening. This morning, the overall report by Danish Social Democrat Christel Schaldemose will be finally voted on in committee, which is considered a formality after yesterday’s approval. We have gathered reactions on key aspects of the compromises and give an outlook on possible lines of conflict with the Council.

Due diligence obligations for porn platforms

„Great win for women and girls today,“ tweeted Alexandra Geese, IMCO shadow rapporteur for the Greens/EFA group, yesterday evening following the vote on the compromise proposals. Her proposal to impose special due diligence requirements on platforms with predominantly user-generated pornographic content had been adopted. Geese herself had spoken of a 50-50 chance for her proposal before the vote. The GUE/NGL and Renew groups had supported it. According to the proposal, users who distribute content on porn platforms would have to go through a two-factor authentication process and provide a verified email address and mobile number. In addition, providers are to follow special procedures to initiate a review process in the event of complaints from those affected by illegal distribution and to make a decision after 48 hours at the latest.

DSA: Internal Market Committee agrees on compromises

Due diligence obligations for porn platforms

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