The Digital Services Act (DSA), one of the most recent legislative initiatives in Europe, addresses the spread of harmful information on social media and imposes obligations on Very Large Online Platforms to mitigate societal hazards like hate speech. The DSA requires platforms to strike a balance between user rights and safety and economic interests, which calls for careful moderation. The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the European Court of Human Rights’ (ECtHR) interpretation of it offer crucial direction for addressing hate speech while preserving the right to free speech. In light of ECtHR case law, this paper seeks to further knowledge of the developing field of platform regulation and how the DSA’s demands for hate speech moderation might be more fully comprehended and operationalized.
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