Session
Organizer 1: Civil Society, Eastern European Group
Organizer 2: Civil Society, Eastern European Group
Organizer 2: Civil Society, Eastern European Group
Speaker 1: Dvorovyi Maksym, Civil Society, Eastern European Group
Speaker 2: Kostic Bojana, Civil Society, Eastern European Group
Speaker 3: Eliska Pirkova, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 4: Roman Kifliuk, Civil Society, Eastern European Group
Speaker 2: Kostic Bojana, Civil Society, Eastern European Group
Speaker 3: Eliska Pirkova, Civil Society, Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
Speaker 4: Roman Kifliuk, Civil Society, Eastern European Group
Format
Roundtable
Duration (minutes): 90
Format description: This room layout will facilitate a fruitful exchange of opinions between the speakers and the session participants. It is the best format for an open discussion for everyone. The session duration of 90 minutes will allow the speakers to share their knowledge and experience with the wider public, who might be on the way to designing their platform governance legislation, at the same time providing the audience enough time to share theirs and debate the proposed policy approaches. After the speakers' initial presentation, which will last approximately 30 minutes, the moderator will open the floor for a 45-minute open mic discussion. This will allow the roundtable participants to criticize the adopted approaches and openly discuss their positive and negative sides. The last 15 minutes will be devoted to summarizing the discussion and speakers' reflections on the possibility of incorporating audience feedback into their activities and policy documents.
Duration (minutes): 90
Format description: This room layout will facilitate a fruitful exchange of opinions between the speakers and the session participants. It is the best format for an open discussion for everyone. The session duration of 90 minutes will allow the speakers to share their knowledge and experience with the wider public, who might be on the way to designing their platform governance legislation, at the same time providing the audience enough time to share theirs and debate the proposed policy approaches. After the speakers' initial presentation, which will last approximately 30 minutes, the moderator will open the floor for a 45-minute open mic discussion. This will allow the roundtable participants to criticize the adopted approaches and openly discuss their positive and negative sides. The last 15 minutes will be devoted to summarizing the discussion and speakers' reflections on the possibility of incorporating audience feedback into their activities and policy documents.
Policy Question(s)
A. How does the EU shape platform regulation in the EU Candidate States and globally?
B. What are the possible prerequisites for adopting local platform governance legislation in the absence of applicable regional or international instruments?
C. Which enforcement mechanisms can make platforms comply with regulation in smaller markets and be necessary and proportionate?
What will participants gain from attending this session? The attendees will learn outside perspectives on the EU regulatory regime for online platforms. Speakers from the EU Candidate States will share their insights on the negotiations with the EU, while DSA Human Rights Alliance representatives will display their advocacy work on making DSA a working instrument elsewhere. The attendees will also be able to shape future recommendations on incorporating outside voices for DSA enforcement inside the EU.
Description:
By adopting the DSA, the EU had once again set a regulatory benchmark for the rest of the world in the sphere of platform regulation. The Act provides a viable framework for mitigating the risks the platforms pose to democratic values and empowering users in their communication with Big Tech, and its implementation will be a requirement for EU Candidate States prior to joining the Union. This instrument already influences regulatory approaches not only among the EU neighbours but in the entire world, shifting the regulatory approaches towards due enhanced role diligence. At the same time, a significant part of its provisions might be abused by malicious governments willing to use its instruments to suppress dissenting voices and stifle public debate. Some other provisions are closely tailored to their enforcement by the EU Commission or remain grounded on the willingness of the platforms to comply with the regulation on the markets important for them. All these issues pose a question of how to implement the DSA correctly by the states on the EU’s doorsteps, such as the Western Balkan Six, Ukraine, and Moldova, as well as those outside the neighbourhood policies. The speakers from the EU Candidate States will share their perspectives on platform regulation and how the Brussels effect and the process of EU accession negotiations impact the respective policies. The session, which is intended to be a consultation, will build up on the work developed by the High-Level Group of Experts for Resilience Building in Eastern Europe (HLEG), tasked to offer recommendations about the best way forward for tailored implementation of DSA-inspired legislation in Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine. It will also cover the recent work of the DSA Human Rights Alliance on ensuring a human-rights-centered approach to DSA enforcement globally, including among the Global Majority.
By adopting the DSA, the EU had once again set a regulatory benchmark for the rest of the world in the sphere of platform regulation. The Act provides a viable framework for mitigating the risks the platforms pose to democratic values and empowering users in their communication with Big Tech, and its implementation will be a requirement for EU Candidate States prior to joining the Union. This instrument already influences regulatory approaches not only among the EU neighbours but in the entire world, shifting the regulatory approaches towards due enhanced role diligence. At the same time, a significant part of its provisions might be abused by malicious governments willing to use its instruments to suppress dissenting voices and stifle public debate. Some other provisions are closely tailored to their enforcement by the EU Commission or remain grounded on the willingness of the platforms to comply with the regulation on the markets important for them. All these issues pose a question of how to implement the DSA correctly by the states on the EU’s doorsteps, such as the Western Balkan Six, Ukraine, and Moldova, as well as those outside the neighbourhood policies. The speakers from the EU Candidate States will share their perspectives on platform regulation and how the Brussels effect and the process of EU accession negotiations impact the respective policies. The session, which is intended to be a consultation, will build up on the work developed by the High-Level Group of Experts for Resilience Building in Eastern Europe (HLEG), tasked to offer recommendations about the best way forward for tailored implementation of DSA-inspired legislation in Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine. It will also cover the recent work of the DSA Human Rights Alliance on ensuring a human-rights-centered approach to DSA enforcement globally, including among the Global Majority.
Expected Outcomes
The session will allow the organizers to test the recommendations developed by the HLEG regarding DSA implementation in Ukraine and Moldova (currently being finalized by International Media Support, this session's co-organizers), as well as the efforts of the DSA Human Rights Alliance in drafting their set of principles on global implementation of DSA. The documents will be updated accordingly after receiving feedback from the session's audience. The discussion's speakers, who are directly working with local stakeholders on platform regulation and EU integration, will also be able to use this session's outcomes in their advocacy efforts locally and in Brussels.
Hybrid Format: The organizers intend to combine an expert discussion to set the scene and ensure all participants are on the same page with interactive consultation to follow up. Both offline and virtual participants will be able to ask questions and make remarks to follow up on the thoughts expressed by the speakers during the initial presentation. Online and offline session moderators will cooperate to ensure a level playing field for all the participants. Miro board will be used to summarize all the comments and ideas presented by the audience during the session to facilitate its further incorporation into the session's outcomes.