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The DPA Activity Tracker provides our latest information on developments in legislatures, judiciaries and the executive branches of G20, EU member states and Switzerland.

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23 events advancing 18 policy or regulatory changes:
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Data access rules in Federal Law on Communications Platforms and Search Engines

Latest event Date: 2026-02-16 law consultation closed

Federal Council closes consultation on Federal Law on Communications Platforms and Search Engines including data access rules

On 16 February 2026, the Federal Council closes its consultation on the Federal Law on Communications Platforms and Search Engines. The Law would enable research bodies and independent civil society organisations to apply to the Federal Office of Co…

Implementer
Switzerland
Policy area Data governance
Policy or regulatory element Data protection regulation
Economic activity platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: e-commerce, other service provider, search service provider, platform intermediary: other
processing consultation

Content moderation authority governance in Federal Law on Communications Platforms and Search Engines

Latest event Date: 2026-02-16 law consultation closed

Federal Council closes consultation on Federal Law on Communications Platforms and Search Engines including content moderation authority governance

On 16 February 2026, the Federal Council closes its consultation on the Federal Law on Communications Platforms and Search Engines. The Law would apply to search engine providers and user-generated content platforms whose services are used by at lea…

Implementer
Switzerland
Policy area Content moderation
Policy or regulatory element Content moderation regulation
Economic activity platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: e-commerce, other service provider, search service provider, platform intermediary: other
processing consultation

User rights in Federal Law on Communications Platforms and Search Engines

Latest event Date: 2026-02-16 law consultation closed

Federal Council closes consultation on Federal Law on Communications Platforms and Search Engines including user rights

On 16 February 2026, the Federal Council closes its consultation on the Federal Law on Communications Platforms and Search Engines. The Law would apply to search engine providers and user-generated content platforms whose services are used by at lea…

Implementer
Switzerland
Policy area Content moderation
Policy or regulatory element User speech right
Economic activity platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: e-commerce, other service provider, search service provider, platform intermediary: other
processing consultation

Content moderation regulation in Federal Law on Communications Platforms and Search Engines

Latest event Date: 2026-02-16 law consultation closed

Federal Council closes consultation on Federal Law on Communications Platforms and Search Engines including content moderation regulation

On 16 February 2026, the Federal Council closes its consultation on the Federal Law on Communications Platforms and Search Engines, which includes content moderation regulation. The Law would apply to search engine providers and user-generated conte…

Implementer
Switzerland
Policy area Content moderation
Policy or regulatory element Content moderation regulation
Economic activity platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: e-commerce, other service provider, search service provider, platform intermediary: other
processing consultation

Local operations requirement in Federal Law on Communications Platforms and Search Engines

Latest event Date: 2026-02-16 law consultation closed

Federal Council closes consultation on Federal Law on Communications Platforms and Search Engines including local operations requirement

On 16 February 2026, the Federal Council closed its consultation on the Federal Law on Communications Platforms and Search Engines. The Law would apply to search engine providers and user-generated content platforms whose services are used by at lea…

Implementer
Switzerland
Policy area Other operating conditions
Policy or regulatory element Local operations requirement
Economic activity platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: e-commerce, other service provider, search service provider, platform intermediary: other
processing consultation

Fair marketing and advertising practice requirement in Federal Law on Communications Platforms and Search Engines

Latest event Date: 2026-02-16 law consultation closed

Federal Council closes consultation on Federal Law on Communications Platforms and Search Engines including fair marketing and advertising practice requirement

On 16 February 2026, the Federal Council closes its consultation on the Federal Law on Communications Platforms and Search Engines, which includes fair marketing and advertising practice requirements. The Law would apply to search engine providers a…

Implementer
Switzerland
Policy area Consumer protection
Policy or regulatory element Fair marketing and advertising practice requirement
Economic activity platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: e-commerce, other service provider, search service provider, platform intermediary: other
in force

Fair marketing and advertising practices in Government Decree No. 342/2025/ND-CP detailing certain provisions of the Law on Advertising

Latest event Date: 2026-02-15 order implementation

Government Decree No. 342/2025/ND-CP detailing certain provisions of the Law on Advertising including fair marketing and advertising requirements enters into force

On 15 February 2026, Government Decree No. 342/2025/ND-CP, which specifies certain provisions of the Law on Advertising, and which mandates fair marketing and advertising requirements for online advertising systems, enters into force. Article 19(4) …

Implementer
Vietnam
Policy area Consumer protection
Policy or regulatory element Fair marketing and advertising practice requirement
Economic activity online advertising provider, search service provider
in force

Cyberspace Administration investigations into online platforms over allegations of failure to label AI-generated content

Latest event Date: 2026-02-12 investigation ruling

Cyberspace Administration published batch of typical cases regarding investigations into online platforms over allegations of failure to label AI-generated content

On 12 February 2026, the Cyberspace Administration (CAC) concluded several investigations into several online platforms regarding the dissemination of artificial intelligence (AI) generated content lacking mandatory identification labels. The CAC in…

Implementer
China
Policy area Content moderation
Policy or regulatory element Content moderation regulation
Economic activity platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: e-commerce, ML and AI development, search service provider, software provider: other software, messaging service provider
in consultation

Office of Communications statutory report on content harmful to children

Latest event Date: 2026-02-10 inquiry consultation opened

Office of Communications opened consultation on statutory report on content harmful to children

On 10 February 2026, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) opened a consultation on the statutory report on content harmful to children under Section 63 of the Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA), until 10 March 2026. The consultation aims to gather evidenc…

Implementer
United Kingdom
Policy area Content moderation
Policy or regulatory element Content moderation regulation
Economic activity platform intermediary: user-generated content, search service provider
in consultation

Content moderation regulation in Law on Prevention and Control of Cybercrime

Latest event Date: 2026-01-31 law consultation opened

Cyberspace Administration opened consultation on Law on Prevention and Control of Cybercrime including content moderation regulation

On 31 January 2026, the Ministry of Public Security opened a consultation on the Law on Prevention and Control of Cybercrime until 2 March 2026. The legislation prohibits the publication of false information and mandates that service providers acros…

Implementer
China
Policy area Content moderation
Policy or regulatory element Content moderation regulation
Economic activity infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services, online advertising provider, ML and AI development, other service provider, DLT development, search service provider, software provider: other software, infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
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