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This blog post explains the role of "trusted flaggers" under the DSA—recognized experts whose reports on illegal content are prioritized for faster action. We explore how this process enhances online safety by enabling quicker removal of harmful content.
What is a trusted flagger?
A trusted flagger is a person or organisation that is recognised as particularly reliable and competent when it comes to reporting illegal content on the internet. These flaggers have proven experience and expertise in their field and can make accurate and well-founded reports.
Why are their reports prioritised?
Trusted flaggers have proven to be reliable and accurate. Therefore, their reports will be processed faster and prioritised to remove or block illegal content more efficiently. This helps to remove harmful content faster and make the online community safer.
How does prioritisation work?
When a trusted flagger submits a report of illegal content, this report is prioritised in the queue above other reports. This means that the platform operators check these reports first and take action more quickly.
Example:
Imagine illegal content is posted on a community platform. A normal user reports this content and the platform checks the report within 24 hours. However, if a trusted flagger reports the same content, this report is prioritised and perhaps processed within 2 hours.
Advantages of prioritisation:
- Faster removal of illegal content: By processing reports from trusted flaggers quickly, harmful content can be removed faster.
- Increased security: The online community is safer as harmful content is not visible for as long.
- Efficient moderation: Platform operators can better utilise their resources by focusing on the most reliable reports first.
In summary, prioritising reports from trusted flaggers according to the DSA ensures that illegal and harmful content on the internet is detected and removed more quickly, resulting in a safer and more pleasant online environment for all users.
Read more:
https://www.techpolicy.press/europes-digital-services-act-where-are-all-the-trusted-flaggers/
