European Union: Voluntary industry code of conduct addressing illegal hate speech online integrated into Digital Services Act
Progress
Current status
adopted
20 Jan 2025 adopted
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
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
supranational
Timeline of events
European Commission and European Board of Digital Services announced support for voluntary industry code of conduct on countering illegal hate speech online intergrated into Digital Services Act
On 20 January 2025, the European Commission (EC) and the European Board for Digital Services announced their support for the revised industry Code of Conduct on Countering Illegal Hate Speech Online ("Code of Conduct+"), aligning it with the framewo…
SourceEvent type
order
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government