“The #DSA (Digital Services Act) is here to protect free speech against arbitrary decisions.” So said Thierry Breton, EU’s Internal Market Commissioner, in a recent tweet. Given the extraordinary level of discretion this Act gives the European Commission to pressure online platforms to enforce vaguely defined “hate speech” and “disinformation” rules, one might reasonably take issue with Mr Breton’s self-presentation as a guardian of free speech. Indeed, it would be no exaggeration to say that the Digital Services Act is the
The fact the DSA is arbitrary or vague is not the issue. If it was not either of those things in the slightest, it would still be a monstrous piece of legislation.
The fact the DSA is arbitrary or vague is not the issue. If it was not either of those things in the slightest, it would still be a monstrous piece of legislation.