[cooperation-wg] RIPE NCC view on the upcoming Digital Services Act

Dear colleagues,

The European Commission is expected to put forward a proposal for a Digital Services Act (DSA) later this year. This package of legislation is meant to replace and update the E-commerce Directive of 2000. At the moment the Commission is holding an initial open consultation to gather feedback from its stakeholders and, importantly, the Internet industry.

The RIPE NCC is preparing a response to the questionnaire that is part of this consultation and we urge you to do the same. However, as a player in the larger Internet ecosystem with a long history of contributing to Internet development, we also feel we're in a position to provide some more high-level feedback. This includes what we see as the major issues that need to be addressed and the possible implications of this wide-reaching legislative proposal for the technical layers of the Internet.

While we are submitting this statement as the RIPE NCC (not explicitly on behalf of the RIPE community), we are interested to hear your views on it. We have published our draft statement on RIPE Labs and you are invited to leave your feedback in the comments section or raise it on this list. Please do so before 28 August.
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/our-view-on-the-upcoming-digital-services-act

Of course, should you require more information or wish to provide feedback directly, do not hesitate to get in touch with me or any of my colleagues in the External Relations team.

Regards,

Chris Buckridge
Head of External Relations
RIPE NCC