At this online event, we examined in depth the positive and negative aspects of the draft DSA. The discussion focused on the question if this legislation will be capable of protecting EU citizens better from online harms. 

EVENT AGENDA:
Opening remarks by Lucinda Creighton, Senior Advisor to the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) in Europe.

Panelists: 
Alexander Ritzmann, Senior Advisor, Counter Extremism Project (CEP)

Paul Nemitz, Principal Advisor, European Commission, Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers

Josephine Ballon, Head of Legal, HateAid 

Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, Senior Director, Counter Extremism Project (CEP)

The event was moderated by Hanna Gleiß of Das NETTZ (networking initiative against hate speech, betterplace lab)
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In the context of the EU Commission´s consultation process CEP, Das NETTZ and HateAid have contributed written statements:

https://www.counterextremism.com/sites/default/files/2021-05/CEP%20Policy%20Paper%20II%20EU%20DSA_May%202021_0.pdf
https://www.das-nettz.de/dsa-digital-services-act-nettz-forderungen
https://hateaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/hateaid-dsa-statement.pdf