PTT urges changes to proposed digital actBy Shelley Shan / Staff reporterNoncommercial online platforms should not be regulated by the digital intermediary service act, the Professional Technology Temple (PTT) bulletin board system yesterday said in an information session organized by the National Communications Commission (NCC). Representatives of commercial platforms said that there are practical issues they would encounter should the draft act be enforced. “We believe that only the court has the authority to decide whether a certain message is disinformation or illegal content. Meta Platforms, which owns Facebook, told NCC officials that the draft act should establish an agency that is responsible for handling accountability issues of multiple stakeholders. Enforcement rules related to the draft act must be clear and effective, and conform to the principle of proportionality, while accountability mechanisms should be flexible to strengthen the digital economy, Meta said.
