Preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online

This procedure concerns a regulation preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online by hosting service providers. It runs under the ordinary legislative procedure, where Parliament and the Council of the EU legislate together to produce binding EU law. The committees on Culture and Education, Internal Market and Consumer Protection, and Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs handled it, covering internet society and action to combat terrorism. The amendments refine definitions of terrorist content, removal orders (including a URL and statement of reasons), referrals by competent authorities or Europol, and duties of care that stop short of a general monitoring obligation. Several amendments recast proactive measures as voluntary and stress safeguards for freedom of expression, privacy and effective judicial remedy under the Charter of Fundamental Rights.