Progress

Current status
in force
07 Jun 2022in force
28 Apr 2021adopted
16 Mar 2021under deliberation
10 Dec 2020under deliberation
12 Sep 2018under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
legislature
executive
Government Body
parliament
central government
Implementation Level
supranational

Timeline of events

07 Jun 2022
in force

Implemented Regulation on addressing the dissemination of terrorist content online including one-hour takedown rule

Regulation 2021/784 on addressing the dissemination of terrorist content online goes into force one year after it was published in the official journal. The regulation requires social media companies in the EU to take down online terrorist content w…

Event typelaw
Action typeimplementation
Government branchlegislature
Government bodyparliament
28 Apr 2021
adopted

Adopted regulation of online terrorist content includes one-hour takedown rule

The European Parliament announces the passing of the Regulation 2021/784 on addressing the dissemination of terrorist content online, which is applicable one year after it is published and requires social media companies in the EU to take down onlin…

Event typelaw
Action typeadoption
Government branchlegislature
Government bodyparliament
16 Mar 2021
under deliberation

Council agrees to regulation of online terrorist content includes one-hour takedown rule

On 16 March 2021, the Council of the European Union announced that it had approved Regulation 2021/784 on addressing the dissemination of terrorist content online, which requires social media companies in the EU to take down online terrorist content…

Event typelaw
Action typepassage
Government branchlegislature
Government bodyparliament
10 Dec 2020
under deliberation

Agreement between Eurpean Parliament and Council on proposal on removal of terrorist content online

Announcement of a political agreement between the European Parliament and Council regarding the previous EC proposal for the regulation of terrorist online content including a takedown mechanism.

Event typelaw
Action typeopinion
Government branchexecutive
Government bodycentral government
12 Sep 2018
under deliberation

Publication of EC proposal on removal of online terrorist content

Publication of a proposal by the European Commission on the regulation of online terrorist content, which would introduce a takedown regulation.

Event typelaw
Action typedrafting
Government branchexecutive
Government bodycentral government