Fireside Chat | EU Digital Services Act, Explained (by its drafters)

The European Commission has put forward the first of its kind, comprehensive regulatory framework for governing digital services firmly based on the rule of law. The Digital Services Act proposal (DSA) aims to make the internet safer while protecting fundamental freedoms on which the EU and the US are founded. It provides for clear rules for content moderation online, transparency reporting and oversight and preserves and clarifies the rules on liability intended to spur innovation. For this session we are joined by the two leading drafters of the DSA, Prabhat Agarwal and Gerard de Graaf, to discuss the intent and content of the new regulation, the potential impact on citizens, businesses and online platforms around the world, and what it could mean for democracy and the future of technology.


Speakers:
Prabhat Agarwal, Head of Unit: Digital Services and Platforms, European Commission
Gerard de Graaf, Director for the Digital Transformation in Directorate-General "Communications Networks, Content & Technology" DG Connect, European Commission

Moderator:
Rose Jackson, Director, Digital Forensic Research Lab, Atlantic Council