{"id":1550,"date":"2019-02-13T07:33:41","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T15:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/?p=1550"},"modified":"2019-02-13T07:41:11","modified_gmt":"2019-02-13T15:41:11","slug":"terrorist_content_regulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/2019\/02\/13\/terrorist_content_regulation\/","title":{"rendered":"Mozilla Foundation fellow weighs in on flawed EU Terrorist Content regulation"},"content":{"rendered":"

A<\/i>s we\u2019ve noted previously<\/a>, the EU\u2019s proposed Terrorist Content regulation would seriously undermine internet health in Europe, by forcing companies to aggressively suppress user speech with limited due process and user rights safeguards. Yet equally concerning is the fact that this proposal is likely to achieve little in terms of reducing the actual terrorism threat or the phenomenon of radicalisation in Europe. Here, Mozilla Foundation Tech Policy fellow and community security expert Stefania Koskova* unpacks why, and proposes an alternative approach for EU lawmakers.<\/p>\n

With the proposed Terrorist Content regulation, the EU has the opportunity to set a global standard in how to effectively address what is a pressing public policy concern. To be successful, harmful and illegal content policies must carefully and meaningfully balance the objectives of national security, internet-enabled economic growth and human rights. Content policies addressing national security threats should reflect how internet content relates to \u2018offline\u2019 harm and should provide sufficient guidance on how to comprehensively and responsibly reduce it in parallel with other interventions. Unfortunately, the Commission\u2019s proposal falls well short in this regard.<\/p>\n

Key shortcomings:<\/p>\n