1/ We're well aware of the positions of the major players on the Digital Services Act #DSA. But when trawling through the consultation submissions, the sheer impact of the DSA across a myriad of sectors becomes startlingly evident.
Here's a selection of the weird & wonderful...
2/ Animal welfare group @fourpawsint highlights the challenge of online trade and the illegal trade of animals on online platforms. It supports seller identification obligations and traceability rules:
3/ French postal service @GroupeLaPoste wants better consistency between DSA & DMA definitions, with regards to 'active end users' and 'active professional users.' Also states that sector-specific rules should apply to different online intermediaries:
4/ The European Specialist Sports Nutrition Alliance @ESSNAsports supports the Know Your Business Customer principle but wants platforms to do more to inform users of fraud. Also wants to know how #DSA will interact with Official Controls Regulation (OCR):
5/ The Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode says the scope of the #DSA is too limited. It wants the KYBC principle to apply to all online intermediaries. Also backs notion of stay-down mechanism for illegal goods, and wants stronger punitive measures for violators.
6/ EU Dog & Cat Alliance @EUdogsandcats says there should be minimum requirements for information required from online traders in pet adverts, including a broad range of info that I'm pretty sure is quite lacking on pet adverts currently online:
7/ Energy supplier @EON_SE_en predominantly argues against the scope & states that with regards to the 'active recipient' of an online platform service as in Article 25.1, a clarification on this definition in the #DSA should be made.
8/ The Council of Bars & Law Societies of Europe @CCBEinfo reference internal complaint-handling Recital 44 & how the possibility to seek judicial redress shouldn't be deterred. & Article 18 - dispute settlement system's 'clear & fair rules of procedure' should be more developed:
9/ Live performance group @pearleurope takes aim at secondary ticketing platforms and wants SMEs in the scope of Article 22 - Traceability of traders.
10/ Then, an 'anonymous' non-EU citizen from the UK pops up in the middle of the consultations and says that the DSA takes a wrecking ball to free speech. Note the concerns about 'blocking political opponents' in the screenshot below:
11/ Media literacy organisation @LieDetectorsOrg wants limits on the collection of behavioural data and more transparency on how that data is used to influence users' emotions. They also want more transparency on corporate patronage & sponsorship:
I was actually expecting to find more surprises among the morass of submissions. While the consultation may be finished, there's still a long, long way to go...
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