This included a wide range of experts from NGOs focused on privacy rights, NGOs focused on children’s rights, companies, academia, national authorities, and others. The impact assessment accompanying the proposal includes a dedicated section summarising these consultations (see its Annex 2). The interactions with a variety of stakeholders are an essential part of the legislative process, as you are aware. The article referred to in your letter focuses on the interactions of the Commission with a small number of groups protecting children’s rights, including survivors. By singling out this one group in the consultative process, it unfairly suggests favouritism. It also has the unfortunate consequence of undermining the legitimacy of these survivor groups, groups that represent some of the most vulnerable in society. Let me remind you that, as the result of a Commission consultative process, the relevant services and Directorate Generals have had extensive exchanges with privacy rights organisations and online service providers opposed to additional legal obligations. Let the text of the proposal speak for itself. One of its key pillars is technological neutrality. […]
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