This debate will focus on discussing diverse perspectives on the Commission’s proposal for a Digital Services Act and how to best create a comprehensive, workable and effective set of rules for digital services in Europe.

Panelists will present their views and debate some of the key provisions of the DSA: how to best create a harmonized framework to tackle illegal content while protecting users’ fundamental rights online? What will be the subsequent impact of the proposed obligations on companies operating in a diverse digital ecosystem? How to ensure effective cross-border application of the new rules?

The event will aim at generating a lively discussion on the opportunities and the challenges of this important reform for a safer, more innovative, and more open online environment.

• Programme

  Opening remarks

  Lina Galvez Munoz MEP and EIF Member

  Speakers

  Ricardo Castanheira, Digital Counsellor, Portuguese Presidency

  Wouter Gekiere, Head of Brussels Office, European Broadcasting Union

  Lisa Felton, Chair of the Mobile Commerce Operator Expert Group, GSMA

  Frane Maroevic, Director, Content & Jurisdiction Program, the Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network

  Moderator

  Maria Rosa Gibellini, Director General, European Internet Forum

  Exchange of views with the participants under the Chatham House rule