To protect users from the prevalence of online fraud and common crimes on the Internet, the Ministry of Digital Governance is in the final stages of drafting a bill, which will be submitted for public hearing in the near future. Administrative procedures governing online communications, information, and transactions.
The bill is based on a European directive and aims to monitor traffic on online platforms, even those that are “very large”. The biggest problem is found in social media and search engines, which unwittingly play a leading role in the spread of illegal content and fraudulent activity. Personal and social harm.
The list includes Alibaba, Aliexpress, Amazon, Apple’s App Store, Booking.com, Google Search, Google Play, Google Maps, Google Shopping, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, X (formerly Twitter), Wikipedia, and more. included. Pinterest – A platform with a huge reach that can easily become a tool for predators.
The drafters of the bill aim to significantly improve mechanisms for removing illegal content and increase public scrutiny of online platforms.
Supervision will be carried out by the National Radio and Television Council, the Hellenic Data Protection Authority, the Ministry of Development, the Directorate General of Communications and Information, the Intellectual Property Office and the Hellenic Industrial Property Authority.
At the same time, there are plans to create a register of intermediary service providers established in Greece and to define the procedures by which intermediary service providers operate in order to establish order and regulation.
