The IMCO Committee (Internal Market and Consumer Protection) kicks off the discussion on a legislative proposal on the transparency and targeting of political advertising. The draft law would require any political advert to be clearly labelled and include information on who paid for it and how much. Targeting and amplification techniques would be banned when using sensitive personal data without the explicit consent of the individual concerned.

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GOZI, Sandro (Renew, FR)

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Transparency and targeting of political advertising - Statement by Statement by Sandro GOZI (Renew, FR), Rapporteur - EP IMCO Committee

Title: Transparency and targeting of political advertising - Statement by Sandro GOZI (Renew, FR), Rapporteur - EP IMCO Committee

SOUNDBITE (French), Sandro GOZI (Renew, FR), Rapporteur, Who's behind it a post, a tweet ? When it comes to the political propaganda, to political campaigns, it must be clearly stated, and users must be informed directly in a very simple way and on the fact that it is not an insignificant post. It is a post that is part of political campaigns , part of campaigns for parliamentary elections and a campaign for a referendum.

SOUNDBITE (French), Sandro GOZI (Renew, FR), Rapporteur, It concerns those who lend and these services for electoral campaigns, promotions, political activities online or not online. And it also concerns political parties.

SOUNDBITE (French), Sandro GOZI (Renew, FR), Rapporteur, You can have access to everything behind a political communication in the public sphere. Obviously, when it comes to a strictly private message, it is not these regulations that apply. But from the moment when it is an activity of proselytism, promotion, political information, all this information must be accessible and we have the possibility to ask for control from the platforms, but also from the new authorities relays of the national regulations that we will create with the Digital Services Act.

SOUNDBITE (French), Sandro GOZI (Renew, FR), Rapporteur, More and more often, there is interference from foreign powers. More and more, there are problems, manipulations of data. There are more problems with misinformation, with political campaigns hidden behind tweets that may seem quite ordinary. And so, it's time to address this theme. Why at the European level? Because, only at European level, we can ensure full transparency throughout the European Union area and put in place rules that can enable service providers to work in the same way, subject to the same rules throughout the European Union area. Political reasons, the rights of citizens and also the construction of a digital single market and the services that push us to intervene with these new draft regulations.

Ambiance cutaways of IMCO Committee (12 shots)