National authority Communications (Anacom) is ready to enforce the European Digital Services Regulation (RSD), which came into force in February and which obliges major technology platforms to monitor and remove problematic content such as fake news, hate speech, content that incites gender-based violence or may pose a danger to minors.
The final report prepared by the RSD Implementation Working Group, which includes a proposal for a funding model and a sanctions regime that would allow technology companies to be fined based on their turnover, was submitted to the Government at the end of May and is now awaiting your confirmation.
Anacom is the competent supervisory authority for OSB, together with the Social Communications Regulatory Authority (ERC) and IGAC – Inspectorate General of Cultural Activities. So far there have been 12 complaints received under this new legislation that are “being investigated” – some of them relating to Teme, Meta and Portal da Queicia – but it is expected that the competent authorities will receive between 10 thousand and 100 thousand complaints per year. year. For this reason, Sandra Maximiano, president of Anacom, defends the need to improve the literacy of users of these types of platforms as part of the implementation of regulation.
The regulator also plans to launch a “study to identify intermediary service providers,” make complaint forms publicly available and launch an awareness campaign against reports of illegal content and disinformation.
Author: Sonia Diaz
Source: CM Jornal
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