Preventing the Dissemination of Terrorist Content Online
Mandatory Removal Deadlines
This proposal required online content providers to remove content deemed terroristic by authorities. This included a 1 hour removal deadline, untenable for small, local companies and individuals, which would require automatic filtering in practice. The 1 hour deadline was removed by amendment, but replaced with wording that is still ambiguous ('undue delay').
Even without the deadline, this is a troubling new development in government censorship of online content. Questionable takedown notices have already been issued before, sometimes patently absurd, e.g. demanding the removal of unrelated musical performances and historical books from the Internet Archive.
Even without the deadline, this is a troubling new development in government censorship of online content. Questionable takedown notices have already been issued before, sometimes patently absurd, e.g. demanding the removal of unrelated musical performances and historical books from the Internet Archive.
Points Earned
+310
+203
+203
+310
-280
-342
-342
-280
-201
Terrorist Content - Amendment 157
Replace the 1 hour removal deadline with 'as soon as possible'.
Votes
Decision
297
300
10
145
Rejected
1 correction
296
301
10
145
Rejected
Votes by Group
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Terrorist Content - Amendment 158
Replace the 1 hour removal deadline with 'without undue delay', and other changes.
Votes
Decision
298
305
6
143
Rejected
2 corrections
300
303
6
143
Rejected
Votes by Group
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Terrorist Content - Amendment 159
Replace the 1 hour removal deadline with 'without undue delay', and other changes.
Votes
Decision
280
308
17
147
Rejected
3 corrections
283
305
17
147
Rejected
Votes by Group
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Terrorist Content - Amendment 160
Replace the 1 hour removal deadline with 'without undue delay'.
Votes
Decision
285
312
13
142
Rejected
3 corrections
288
309
13
142
Rejected
Votes by Group
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Terrorist Content - Amendment 161
Replace the 1 hour removal deadline with 'without undue delay'.
Votes
Decision
299
299
13
141
Rejected
Votes by Group
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Terrorist Content - Amendment 162
Replace the 1 hour removal deadline with 'without undue delay'.
Votes
Decision
299
295
12
146
Passed
Votes by Group
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Terrorist Content - Amendment 164
Replace the 1 hour removal deadline with a minimum of 8 hours.
Votes
Decision
262
310
29
150
Rejected
1 correction
262
311
29
150
Rejected
Votes by Group
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Terrorist Content - Proposition
Whether to accept or reject the proposition.
Votes
Decision
308
204
70
167
Passed
5 corrections
312
203
70
167
Passed
Votes by Group
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