The European Commission Welcomes Inclusion of the Revised Code of Conduct on Countering Illegal Hate Speech Online in the Digital Services Act
The Code of Conduct+, building upon the original Code of Conduct on Countering Illegal Hate Speech Online established in 2016, has been endorsed by Dailymotion, Facebook, Instagram, Jeuxvideo.com, LinkedIn, Microsoft’s consumer protection services, Snapchat, Rakuten Viber, TikTok, Twitch, X, and YouTube.
The Code of Conduct+ Will Strengthen Online Platforms' Handling of Illegal Hate Speech as Defined by EU and National Legislation
The integrated Code of Conduct+ will facilitate compliance with the Digital Services Act (DSA) and its effective implementation in addressing the risks of disseminating illegal content through their services.
Following its integration, online platforms designated under the DSA can adhere to the Code of Conduct+ to demonstrate compliance with the Act’s requirement to mitigate the risk of spreading illegal on their platforms. Compliance with the obligations of the Code of Conduct + will be part of an annual independent review to which these platforms are subject under the Digital services Act and which contributes to strengthening transparency and accountability of platforms.The full European Commission press release is available via the following link.
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HAKOM - Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries – ensures preconditions for a fair market competition, stable growth and environment for innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market. HAKOM protects users’ interests and the possibility of choice among various communications and postal services at affordable prices, defines sustainable competitive conditions for operators and service providers under fair conditions for return on investment, and provides support to economic growth, public services and the quality of life in the Republic of Croatia by using modern technologies. HAKOM’ strategic goals are: to promote regulation of the electronic communications and postal services market, to support growth of investments and innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market, to provide efficient use of limited resources, to accelerate the growth of broadband products and services, to provide affordable offers of communications and postal services, to provide protection and informing of users, to build an efficient and comprehensive information system, to define and implement efficient processes, and to acquire multi-disciplinary expertise in market regulation.