Hosting service providers systematically refusing to remove terrorist content

24.9.2020

Priority question for written answer P-005237/2020
to the Council
Rule 138
Patrick Breyer (Verts/ALE)

• 1.Are you aware of any hosting service providers that systematically or mostly refuse to remove terrorist content referred to them by competent authorities in the EU? If so, roughly how many of these providers are you aware of (single digit, low double digit, etc.)?
• 2.How many of these providers are established outside the EU and do not have a legal representation in the EU?
• 3.How relevant are these providers in terms of their estimated yearly audience and impressions and the number of referrals addressed to them?