{"id":80298,"date":"2025-11-20T18:35:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T17:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=80298"},"modified":"2025-12-02T16:29:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T15:29:37","slug":"eu-ignores-free-speech-concerns-in-review-of-censorial-digital-services-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/eu-ignores-free-speech-concerns-in-review-of-censorial-digital-services-act","title":{"rendered":"EU ignores free speech concerns in review of censorial Digital Services Act"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"80298\" class=\"elementor elementor-80298\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64b6bcf4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64b6bcf4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6062a227\" data-id=\"6062a227\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cff3f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0cff3f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/European_Commission_flags-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-78300\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/European_Commission_flags-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/European_Commission_flags-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/European_Commission_flags-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/European_Commission_flags-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/European_Commission_flags-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11f638a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11f638a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><h6><strong>More than 100 global free speech experts last month sent a letter to the European Commission, coordinated by ADF International, warning of global censorship under DSA<\/strong><\/h6><\/li><li><h6><strong>Now, the European Commission has failed to address censorship concerns in its formal review, published yesterday; the Commission responded to experts\u2019 letter just days ahead of the review, denying threats to free speech<\/strong><\/h6><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74796736 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74796736\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">BRUSSELS (20 November 2025) \u2013 <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The European Commission\u00a0has ignored substantive\u00a0free speech\u00a0concerns\u00a0from\u00a0experts\u00a0from around the world\u00a0in its\u00a0first formal\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu\/en\/library\/report-application-article-33-regulation-eu-20222065-dsa-and-interaction-regulation-other-legal\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">report<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0on\u00a0the Digital Service Act\u00a0(DSA),\u00a0published\u00a0yesterday.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The review, mandated by Article 91 of the DSA\u00a0itself, came amidst widespread international outcry that the legislation violates freedom of expression, including from major online platforms, European civil society, the House Judiciary Committee of the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Ambassador to the EU, and others.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In September,\u00a0more\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/freespeechire\/status\/1968369786313900224?s=61\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">than 50 European NGOs<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0stressed\u00a0that the broad terms of \u201csystemic risks,\u201d \u201cdisinformation,\u201d and \u201cillegal content,\u201d\u00a0coupled with the activist role of \u201ctrusted flaggers\u201d\u00a0might violate\u00a0freedom of expression and information under\u00a0Article 11 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.\u00a0Last month, over\u00a0100 free\u00a0speech\u00a0warned\u00a0about global online censorship under the DSA, in a\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/campaign\/open-letter-dsa\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">letter<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to the Commission\u00a0coordinated by ADF International.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b82196a elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"6b82196a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color: #AF272F\">\u201cThe Commission has missed an extremely critical opportunity to restore free speech <\/span>and to engage constructively with its citizens.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">- Adina Portaru, Senior Counsel, Europe, for ADF International<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fccca15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fccca15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The free speech experts\u2019 letter called on the Commission to address these free speech concerns in its review of the DSA, which was published yesterday, but the Commission has now failed to do so in its report.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><b>I<\/b>nstead, the report reiterates the Commission\u2019s position that the DSA is \u201ccontent-agnostic\u201d and therefore beyond free-speech scrutiny. This stance is at odds with the DSA\u2019s real-world enforcement, which pressures platforms to\u00a0remove\u00a0content\u00a0to avoid punishment from the EU, which can result in fines of up to 6% of global revenue. The report provides no substantive\u00a0response to the\u00a0concerns around censorship-by-proxy, overreach, or the DSA\u2019s extraterritorial effects, nor does it assess the DSA under the EU Charter\u2019s free speech protections, as requested by experts and NGOs.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">More\u00a0alarmingly, the Commission further signals its intention to deepen and tighten DSA-related coordination, calling for stronger inter-authority cooperation, joint guidance, and even potential \u201cone-stop-shop\u201d mechanisms across the EU,\u00a0a development that risks amplifying existing free-speech concerns rather than addressing them.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Reacting to\u00a0the DSA review,\u00a0Senior Counsel,\u00a0Europe for ADF International, Dr Adina Portaru said:\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIt is\u00a0alarming\u00a0that the European Commission has disregarded\u00a0well-founded\u00a0censorship\u00a0concerns\u00a0and overreach, expressed by\u00a0international\u00a0free speech experts, big tech, and concerned governments\u00a0alike\u00a0in its review of the DSA.\u00a0The Commission has\u00a0indicated\u00a0that they\u00a0will\u00a0address free speech in future reviews\u00a0( in\u00a02027);\u00a0however, the threat of censorship should not be taken lightly and addressing its\u00a0effects cannot be delayed.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe DSA\u00a0could\u00a0install\u00a0a global\u00a0censorship regime\u00a0and is the greatest threat to\u00a0online\u00a0freedom of expression in the Western world today.\u00a0We will continue to\u00a0advocate for the protection of free speech\u00a0in light of\u00a0the\u00a0DSA\u2019s censorial threat\u00a0in order\u00a0to\u00a0keep the digital public square free.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Free speech concerns from US\u00a0government and big tech companies\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Commission\u2019s report\u00a0fails to\u00a0address transatlantic free-speech concerns, despite growing tension around the DSA\u2019s global effects.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In September, US Ambassador to the EU Andrew Puzder\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/b6d9fb9c-901e-42e3-9610-5a449247fd49\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">expressed<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0concern\u00a0that the DSA risks censoring American citizens.\u00a0This followed an August\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sustainability\/society-equity\/rubio-orders-us-diplomats-launch-lobbying-blitz-against-europes-tech-law-2025-08-07\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">directive<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio\u00a0to US diplomats in Europe\u00a0to prioritize\u00a0diplomatic efforts to challenge the DSA.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GlobalAffairs\/status\/1953154108162199841\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">X<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/judiciary.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/google-admits-censorship-under-biden-promises-end-bans-youtube-accounts\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Google<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fhave issued similar warnings about the\u00a0potentially\u00a0global censorship impact of the DSA.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ambassador Puzder\u00a0also\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/US2EU\/status\/1973100030249640355\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">said<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: \u201cNo President of either party, and I can tell you President Trump in particular, is going to tolerate a foreign government restricting the First Amendment fundamental free speech, free expression rights of American citizens, to an extent that the United States government can\u2019t even regulate those rights.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cSo\u00a0we need to come to an understanding as to what\u2019s happening with the Digital Services Act.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ambassador Puzder also reportedly\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/b6d9fb9c-901e-42e3-9610-5a449247fd49\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">said<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fthe United States would\u00a0make formal submissions under the European Commission\u2019s review of\u00a0the DSA.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Free speech experts\u2019 letter\u00a0to European Commission<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Last month,\u00a0113\u00a0experts, including a former VP of Yahoo Europe, a former US Senator, and politicians, academics, lawyers and journalists from around the globe,\u00a0wrote to the Commission,\u00a0calling\u00a0on\u00a0it\u00a0to consult free speech experts as part of its review into the\u00a0DSA.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The letter, which was coordinated by ADF International, said: \u201c[The DSA] constructs a pan-European censorship infrastructure with loosely defined boundaries and the potential to suppress legitimate democratic discourse\u2026<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe wide definition of illegal content allows the most speech-restrictive provisions of one single EU country to be imposed as a standard across the entire Union, and potentially worldwide, effectively importing the lowest common denominator of expression.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The letter added: \u201cThe broad definition of \u2018illegal content\u2019 in the DSA, combined with existing jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) opens the door to worldwide takedowns.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The letter expressed\u00a0concern over the European Commission\u2019s opaque review process into the DSA and called\u00a0on the Commission to: \u201cConduct a comprehensive and inclusive consultation with independent experts in freedom of expression, constitutional law, and digital rights, ahead of the November review, inviting public comments.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cPublicly\u00a0disclose\u00a0the list of NGOs, civil society actors, and partner entities engaged in the review process, including the criteria and\u00a0methodology\u00a0used for their\u00a0selection.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cEnsure that the review includes a rigorous legal analysis of the DSA\u2019s compatibility with fundamental rights protections, especially under Article 11 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU, Article 10 of the ECHR, and Article 19 of the ICCPR.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the Commission\u2019s response to the letter, it\u00a0stated\u00a0that,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0\u201cthe DSA does not regulate specific speech as it is content agnostic\u201d and that \u201ccompetent authorities\u2026have no power to moderate user content or to impose any specific content moderation approach on online platforms.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cClaiming that the Commission is \u2018not moderating\u2019 because it does not press the delete button itself is disingenuous. Platforms respond to Commission pressure, and the Commission is fully aware of the practical consequences of the extraordinary amount of pressure it exerts. The response letter to the free speech experts\u2019 concerns never addresses this indirect but powerful influence.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cThe Commission\u2019s response simply ignores that its own enforcement actions are based not on agnostic principles but on contested normative determinations about which speech categories create systemic risks. In effect: the DSA cannot be\u00a0content-agnostic\u00a0when its entire enforcement architecture revolves around evaluating how platforms treat specific content types, even if the law avoids explicitly naming them,\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">responded Dr Portaru.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cFurther, the Commission has entirely dismissed the very valid concerns of extraterritorial reach despite the clear global threat of the DSA.\u00a0The response\u00a0fails to\u00a0address repeated concerns from international partners, including the U.S., that the DSA\u00a0incentivises\u00a0de facto global moderation policies.\u00a0The Commission\u00a0has missed an extremely critical opportunity to restore free speech and\u00a0to\u00a0engage constructively\u00a0with its citizens on\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">the DSA\u2019s impact on fundamental\u00a0rights,<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201d<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Portaru continued.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Read the\u00a0free speech experts\u2019\u00a0letter\u00a0and see the full list of signatories\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/campaign\/open-letter-dsa\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0px;\"> \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29ec4d72 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"29ec4d72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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