In December 2020 the European Commission proposed its Digital Services Act (DSA). This draft law, that deals with content responsibility and platform regulation, closely mirrors the EU policy vision that Mozilla and our allies have articulated over the last two years. It looks set to radically transform the regulatory environment, and influence discussions about regulating Big Tech in other regions.
This session will provide an overview of the DSA - everything you need to know, and what it all means. We’ll outline how Mozilla is engaging and how the DSA might be an opportunity to advance some of our ongoing campaigning asks around platform accountability. We’ll also focus on how the draft law is likely to move through the EU lawmaking process, and discuss how the broader community can influence its development.
We aim to provide the broader community with a better understanding of the DSA and why it might be important to their work. We hope to kickstart a discussion on how the community can engage with the process to ensure a more effective and more inclusive legislative approach.
We're hoping that many efforts and discussions will continue after Mozfest. Share any ideas you already have for how to continue the work from your session.:Mozilla has several initiatives underway right now through our policy and advocacy work, and we believe that with the community, we'll be able to brainstorm other novel ways for influencing this groundbreaking piece of legislation.
How will you deal with varying numbers of participants in your session?:The session can work equally with both few and many participants.
Senior Campaigner, Mozilla
