Germany: Anti-censorship measures in Cologne regional court v. YouTube
Progress
Current status
under litigation
11 Oct 2021 under litigation
Scope
Implementers
Germany
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
User speech right
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
subnational
Timeline of events
Anti-censorship measures in Cologne regional court v. YouTube
On 11 October 2021, the Regional court of Cologne has prohibited YouTube from deleting two videos of the "#allesaufdentisch" campaign, through two interim injunctions. According to the Court, the video platform did not provide enough information abo…
Event type
public lawsuit
Action type
injunction
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court