christoph schmon

Principles for a Human-Rights Centred Application of the DSA: A Global Perspective From the DSA Human Rights Alliance The EU’s pioneering Digital Services Act (DSA) aims to foster a safer digital space by setting out new responsibilities for online platforms, supporting online expression, and giving users more contro...

We’ve just published the “DSA Human Rights Principles: A Global Perspective” to keep the DSA enforcement rights-respecting and globally informed. They address the Brussels Effect and outline concrete actions to protect fundamental rights across borders.

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EU's New Digital Package Proposal Promises Red Tape Cuts but Guts GDPR Privacy Rights The European Commission (EC) is considering a “Digital Omnibus” package that would substantially rewrite EU privacy law, particularly the landmark General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It’s not a...

𝐄𝐔'𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐂𝐮𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐭𝐬 𝐆𝐃𝐏𝐑 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬

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Vielleicht. Meine These ist, dass die groesste Angst der Plattformen nicht die Haftung ist, sondern dass Ihnen die NutzerInnen und damit der Profit abhanden kommen. Deshalb setzen wir uns fuer user controls, strenges Wettbewerbsrecht und Interoperabilitaet ein.

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jedenfalls aendert auch strict liability in Ihrem fall die Situation nicht. Im Fall geht es um Probleme mit der Identitaetsverifizierung, Datenherausgabe und internationaler Kooperation.

Ich haette jedenfalls X im Beschwerdeverfahren zur Kenntnis gebracht weshalb der Inhalt gegen oesterr Recht verstoesst und sodann X vor einem oesterr Gericht geklagt und dort Antraege zur Informationsherausgabe gestellt. Frage mich weshalb Herr Längle den komplizierten Weg gegangen ist.

Wenn X ein eindeutig illegales Posting nicht loescht, koennen Sie ohnehin X vor einem AUT Gericht klagen. Es gibt in diesem Fall kein Haftungsprivileg und die int. Zustaenedigkeit ist gegeben.

Das war auch der Aspekt in Ihrem Fall, der ein wenig verwundert.

YouTube video by The Daily Show Cory Doctorow - Rescuing the Internet From “Enshittification” | The Daily Show

Must-watch: Cory Doctorow on the Daily Show, explaining how we can rescue the internet from “Enshittification”.

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Genau: algorithmische Transparenz, Zugang zu Daten durch ForscherInnen, Beschwerdeverfahren etc. Viele moderne Plattformregeln sehen Risikominderungspflichten vor - mit vielen Fragezeichen. Die Idee, einen verantwortungsvollen Umgang zu vermitteln, ist auch gut, wurde bisher aber nicht umgesetzt.

Ja, hatte ich gelesen. Probleme der Rechtsdurchsetzung gibt es leider immer, zT auch frustrierende (auch mit strict liability). Dieses Problem muss man angehen, und etliche Personen und Organisationen, auch ich selbst, arbeiten an der Evaluierung und praktischen Anwendung des DSA.

Zeitungen veröffentlichen -ausgewählte- Leserbriefe. Intermediaere stellen einen offenen Diskursraum bereit, in dem alle NutzerInnen posten koennen. Der Grundrechtseingriff einer Vorabpruefung (Filter) ist schwerwiegend. Fuer recommender systems lassen sich spezifische Pflichten vorsehen (zb DSA).

Verantwortung kann es dennoch geben, etwa für algorithmische Empfehlungssysteme oder dark patterns und Risken die der Anbieter kontrolliert (wie unter dem DSA vorgesehen - auch wenn die Durchsetzung nicht immer einfach ist). Diese Dinge sind moeglich ohne dass man das Haftungsprivileg aufheben muss

Ich verstehe den Ansatz, aber der Vergleich hinkt weil Plattformen keine redaktionelle Kontrolle ueber jeden Drittinhalt ausueben (und nur dort gibt es das Haftungsprivileg). Wuerde man sie wie redaktionelle Massenmedien behandeln, muessten sie Postings vorab pruefen/filtern, was unzulaessig ist.

Das Plattformprivileg ist ein Kernstück des Internetrechts in Demokratien, ohne dieses es zu Überwachung, präventiver Löschung strittiger Inhalte und einer Einengung des Raums für Anbieter und Ideen käme. Solche Modelle werden praktisch nur von autoritäre Staaten genutzt. Es gibt Alternativen.

After Years of Controversy, the EU’s Chat Control Nears Its Final Hurdle: What to Know After a years-long battle, the European Commission’s “Chat Control” plan, which would mandate mass scanning and other encryption-breaking measures, at last codifies agreement on a position within the ...

After years of debate, "Chat Control", a dangerous law that could mandate mass scanning and weaken encryption, nears its final hurdle.

Read here what is really cracking off.
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thanks. as you may remember, I always argued that (copyright) upload filters fall under Art 22 control. so I wonder how monitoring duties triggered by controller-risks - like in the present case - would intersect with it. impossible to conduct individual ex ante content control on UGC platforms.

Hmm, excellent point by @tylium.bsky.social, I hadn't thought of that. I guess they would benefit from that immunity. I think of Article 7 as mostly aimed at ex-post investigations while this would require ex-ante (prior restraint) but it works for both.

Since by way of Article 22(1) GDPR all

re Art 22: "produce legal or similarly significant effects" ? also platforms will say the need to check it as it's "authorised" by eu law, right?

my illustrative example is this:
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yeah, or even more illustrative: the platform takes (organisational) measures and becomes “active” as a GDPR controller because a risk is triggered, but it still misses the dodgy prada bag, never gaining actual knowledge that it is fake. the safe harbour stays intact. if sloppy: GDPR fine.

I wonder if the new safe harbour provisions in the DSA will make any difference in the future @daphnek.bsky.social (active actions to comply with EU law - such as the GDPR - don't necessarily make you ineligible for the safe harbour regime).

that’s a great read. during the dsa negotiations we successfully kept the EP from weakening liability rules for platforms in situations where platforms set content/recs parameters, yet the cjeu now inexplicably treats that setup to justify overreach. 🤷

EU's New Digital Package Proposal Promises Red Tape Cuts but Guts GDPR Privacy Rights The European Commission (EC) is considering a “Digital Omnibus” package that would substantially rewrite EU privacy law, particularly the landmark General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It’s not a...

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With mandatory content scanning off the table, EU now moves to age verification. 🤯

After Years of Controversy, the EU’s Chat Control Nears Its Final Hurdle: What to Know After a years-long battle, the European Commission’s “Chat Control” plan, which would mandate mass scanning and other encryption-breaking measures, at last codifies agreement on a position within the ...

After years of debate, "Chat Control", a dangerous law that could mandate mass scanning and weaken encryption, nears its final hurdle.

Read here what is really cracking off.
www.eff.org/deeplinks/20... @eff.org @thorinklosowski.com @fightchatcontrol.bsky.social

Finally free! Alaa Abdel Fattah has been released after nearly a decade of unlawful imprisonment in Egypt.

There are many like him still imprisoned in Egypt for simply exercising their right to freedom of speech. Egypt’s government should release all those wrongfully detained.

"This portrayal of the DSA as a speech-censorship tool doesn’t fully correspond to the reality of how the law is drafted."

Thanks to @cmaza.bsky.social for including my perspective on the U.S administration's fixation with EU regulation.

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Press release: Bits of Freedom initiates summary proceedings against Meta in run-up to national elections Bits of Freedom komt op voor internetvrijheid door de online grondrechten op communicatievrijheid en privacy te beschermen.

We are supporting @bitsoffreedom.bsky.social to bring Meta's dark patterns to light: It’s not acceptable that users are steered into choices that undermine their privacy and agency.

www.bitsoffreedom.nl/2025/08/28/b... @evelynaustin.bsky.social

Press release: Bits of Freedom initiates summary proceedings against Meta in run-up to national elections Bits of Freedom komt op voor internetvrijheid door de online grondrechten op communicatievrijheid en privacy te beschermen.

We are supporting @bitsoffreedom.bsky.social to bring Meta's dark patterns to light: It’s not acceptable that users are steered into choices that undermine their privacy and agency.

www.bitsoffreedom.nl/2025/08/28/b... @evelynaustin.bsky.social

Government expands police use of live facial recognition vans The Home Office says the technology helps locate suspects but civil liberties groups warn of heightened surveillance.

not leaving home anymore without sun umbrellas and duct tape

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"regulators should deprioritize segregate-and-suppress laws and, instead, develop a wider and more thoughtful toolkit of online child safety measures." +1 to that.

“We didn’t move your data - you did. That’s on you. Hope you weren’t expecting data protection rights.” @404media.co