The European Commission intends to reopen very partially the e-commerce Directive (2000/31/EC), which governs online platforms in particular. While it does not intend to change the principle of ‘safe harbour’, the Commission does intend to strengthen the ‘notice and take down’ procedure as of next year.
According to our information, confirmed by an article in the Financial Times published on 24 July, this initiative will force platforms to remove illegal content, including racist or...