02/02/24 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 1 February, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) published its contribution to a public consultation on the Digital Services Act (DSA) (see EUROPE 13064/18). This report highlights the importance of including gender-specific measures in response to the transparency obligations of Internet service providers in terms of confidentiality and security. EIGE emphasises the need to take gender into account regarding the risks of online violence, recommending monitoring the prevalence of gender-based hate speech, paying attention to disinformation targeting women in politics, and measuring bullying and sexual harassment separately. It also suggests creating a category for image abuse via deepfakes and recognising gender-based human trafficking, exacerbated by social media. The contribution: https://aeur.eu/f/apg (NP)