Full report: cyberlaw.stanford.edu/files/publication/files/2018.10.11.Comment.Terrorism.pdf

NEW EU PROPOSAL ON THE PREVENTION OF TERRORIST CONTENT ONLINE:
AN IMPORTANT MUTATION OF THE E-COMMERCE INTERMEDIARIES’ REGIME

Joan Barata
Intermediary Liability Fellow CIS Stanford Law

I. Introduction ............................................................................................................... 2
1. Interactions between the proposed Regulation and the
e-commerce Directive ........................................................................................... 3
2. Definitions .............................................................................................................. 4
3. Measures to prevent the dissemination of terrorist content online ...................... 5


About the Author
Joan Barata is an international expert in freedom of expression, freedom of information and media regulation. As a scholar, he has spoken and done extensive research in these areas, working and collaborating with various universities and academic centers, from Asia to Africa and America, authoring papers, articles and books, and addressing specialized Parliament committees. He was Principal Adviser to the Representative on Freedom of the Media at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), as well as Secretary General of the Catalan Audio-Visual Council in Spain, while also being a member of the Secretariat of the Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities. As an international expert, Joan has provided advice to international organizations, NGOs, Governments, legislators and regulators in most regions of the world, including Africa, Asia and Latin America.

About the Center for Internet and Society
The Center for Internet and Society (CIS) is a public interest technology law and policy program at Stanford Law School and a part of Law, Science and Technology Program at Stanford Law School. CIS brings together scholars, academics, legislators, students, programmers, security researchers, and scientists to study the interaction of new technologies and the law and to examine how the synergy between the two can either promote or harm public goods like free speech, innovation, privacy, public commons, diversity, and scientific inquiry. CIS strives to improve both technology and law, encouraging decision makers to design both as a means to further democratic values. CIS provides law students and the general public with educational resources and analyses of policy issues arising at the intersection of law, technology and the public interest. CIS also sponsors a range of public events including a speakers series, conferences and workshops. CIS was founded by Lawrence Lessig in 2000.