On 4 June the European Commission launched a public consultation on procedures for notifying and acting on illegal content hosted by online intermediaries. The consultation follows the European Commission's communication published earlier this year, "A coherent framework for building trust in the Digital Single Market for e-commerce and online services", which highlighted the fragmented approach adopted within the European Union in relation to the rules and practices governing the obligations placed on intermediary internet service providers when they are aware of illegal content on their websites. The consultation is a further step towards the Commission's goal of setting up a horizontal European initiative on notice and action procedures guaranteeing legal certainty, proportionality and respect for fundamental rights. For more details click here.
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The original publication date for this article was 12/06/2012.