While underlying the many ways to build strong cooperation settings between regulators and CSOs, this report focuses on making concrete recommendations for the design of an efficient and influential expert group with the European Commission. The creation of an expert group finds its roots in article 64 and recital 137 of the DSA which require the Commission to develop Union expertise and capabilities. Once established, the experts of this group will be able to bring evidence-based information directly to the Commission and specific expertise on the protection of fundamental rights and the safety of users online. By instituting an expert group, the Commission will not only benefit from valuable expert knowledge but will also demonstrate its willingness to put in place an efficient enforcement system based on collective intelligence. Aside from the establishment of an expert group, other cumulative mechanisms will also help the DSA's enforcement to thrive. Civil society organisations should, for instance, consider organising regular crowdsourcing events to deep-dive and analyse the data published by entities covered by the transparency obligations. As it has done in the past, the Commission can sponsor these events and be a direct beneficiary of their results. Another way for civil society organisations to bring information to the Regulator is by legal action, including by making complaints to the regulators.
翻译:尽管本报告着重阐述了在监管机构与民间社会组织之间构建紧密合作关系的多种途径,但其核心目标是为欧盟委员会设计一个高效且具有影响力的专家组提出具体建议。该专家组的设立源于《数字服务法案》第64条及序言第137段的规定,该条款要求欧盟委员会发展联盟层面的专业知识和能力。专家组一旦成立,其专家将能够直接向委员会提供基于证据的信息,以及在保护基本权利和保障用户在线安全方面的特定专业知识。通过设立专家组,委员会不仅将受益于宝贵的专家知识,也将展现其基于集体智慧建立高效执行体系的意愿。除设立专家组外,其他辅助机制也将助力《数字服务法案》的有效执行。例如,民间社会组织应考虑定期组织众包活动,以深入研究和分析受透明度义务约束的实体所公布的数据。正如以往所做的那样,委员会可以赞助这些活动并直接受益于其结果。民间社会组织向监管机构提供信息的另一种途径是采取法律行动,包括向监管机构提出投诉。