Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield

Tabled by Christine Anderson, Stanisław Tyszka, Marcin Sypniewski

Added: 34a. Warns against de facto internet censorship through overly far-reaching measures; stresses that the European Democracy Shield must not be used to suppress lawful political dissent or confer on public authorities the power to determine permissible political views; recalls that measures affecting the visibility, ranking or dissemination of lawful content may interfere with the right to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority, guaranteed by Article 11 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and must satisfy the requirements of legality, necessity and proportionality under Article 52 thereof;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE788.231