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Europol 'to be given new internet watchdog powers'
telegraph.co.uk The EU is planning to give Europe’s police intelligence agency, Europol, new powers to become a European internet watchdog and censor, according to a secret policy document. The measures also include controls to have internet content removed as a key part of a Europe-wide response to terrorism after the Paris attacks two weeks ago. The confidential proposals, to be discussed by Theresa May and other European interior ministers next week, would create an EU internet monitoring unit charged with combing the web for “illegal content”. “The amount of information transmitted to Europol doesn't match the threat. Political will is needed to increase the use of Europol – the biggest shortcoming has been the lack of information provided by national CT (counter-terrorism) authorities,” said the paper. A new unit in Europol would be given a centralised role in “monitoring and analysis of social media communication on the internet” in search of jihadist and other undesirable content. “Consideration should be given to a role for Europol in either flagging or facilitating the flagging of content which breaches the platforms’ own terms and conditions,” said the confidential EU document. “These often go further than national legislation and can therefore help to reduce the amount of radicalising material available online.” Under the proposals the EU “should examine the legal and technical possibilities to remove illegal content and make proposals for a common approach, in full compliance with fundamental rights”. Statewatch, the European civil liberties watchdog, has warned that the new powers could lead to censorship of the internet, damaging free speech across Europe.
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