Amendment No. 6 | Doc. 14217 | 24 January 2017

Ending cyberdiscrimination and online hate

Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media

Origin - 2017 - First part-session

In the draft resolution, at the end of paragraph 6, insert the following sentence:

"In this respect, the Assembly emphasises that legislation in member States must be guided by the case law of the European Court of Human Rights, such as its Grand Chamber judgment in the case of Delfi AS v. Estonia."

Explanatory note

The European Court of Human Rights has clarified in its Grand Chamber judgment Delfi AS v. Estonia (Application no. 64569/09) the responsibility of internet service providers for hate speech posted by third parties. It is useful to bear this landmark judgment in mind.