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Journalist @ftm_eu covering tech and transparency. On the advisory board @access_info. Co-organiser @1AMedienrunde. Also @fantafanta@mastodon.social

Apr 23, 2020, 6 tweets

News from the EU's Terrorist Content Regulation. Despite Corona, the Commission is pushing for online trilogues. The aim is to get platforms to remove 'terrorist' content within one hour or face steep fines.

Civil society warns parts are deeply problematic. A joint letter by NGOs recently reminded member states the new law "must respect fundamental rights and freedoms, the constitutional traditions of the Member States and existing Union law in this area." edri.org/wp-content/upl…

Interestingly, a parliament draft document warns that the institutions don't have the necessary tools for secure communication among each other. Hence trilogue negotiations should be postponed until physical meetings are possible.

Regardless, the parliament rapporteur on the file, Polish MEP Patryk Jaki says trilogues should continue online. Others such as @echo_pbreyer and @ErnstCornelia say that is unnecessary and now is not the time for hasty anti-terror measures that have a worrying rights impact.

Find the full write-up on #TerrReg on our website [in German]:
netzpolitik.org/2020/uploadfil…

All documents mentioned in my tweets are published in full as pdfs in my story.

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