US Internet media group IAC/InterActiveCorp-owned online
video platform Vimeo, nonprofit browser maker Mozilla and Automattic, owner of
online publishing tool WordPress.com, made the call a week before EU tech chief
Margrethe Vestager is due to present her draft rules.
Known as the Digital Services Act, the rules aim to get
bigger companies to take more responsibility for removing illegal and harmful
content as soon as they have been notified.
In a joint open letter published on Wednesday, Twitter and
the other companies said the solution should be broader than just removing
content. Blunt content removal obligations could have a negative impact on
freedom of expression, they said.
"...By limiting policy options to a solely stay up-come
down binary, we forgo promising alternatives that could better address the
spread and impact of problematic content while safeguarding rights and the
potential for smaller companies to compete," they said.
The companies said a better tactic would be to limit the
number of people who encounter harmful content.
"This can be achieved by placing a technological
emphasis on visibility over prevalence, supporting measures towards algorithmic
transparency and control, setting limits to the discoverability of harmful
content, further exploring community moderation, and providing meaningful user
choice," they said.
The companies said new EU rules should also take into
account the rise of decentralised hosting of content and data.
Following the announcement of the draft rules on December 15,
the European Commission will have to thrash out a final legislative draft with
EU countries and European Parliament, in a process likely to take months and
even years.
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