Professor Tarlach McGonagle:

This is the third time in a row I am piggybacking on the comments of Ms Evans. The responsibilities of big tech are absolutely crucial because so many of the digital threats take place through the privately-owned networks with global reach. With the new Digital Services Act, which is applicable to EU member states, at least we have a regime of trusted flaggers. These are designated parties that can flag problematic or illegal content to the platform operators. Since they have this status as trusted providers their notifications are fast-tracked or expedited. Perhaps Mr. Dooley or Mr. Dawson could provide more information on this. At the national level, lots of unions of journalists are engaging with the tech companies on their operations in their countries to see what kind of working relationships can be developed to strengthen and speed up the notification channels when it comes to threats against journalists, including gender-specific threats.