Council of Europe: Recommendation on online safety and empowerment of users and content creators
Progress
Current status
adopted
08 Apr 2026 adopted
Scope
Implementers
Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malta
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Republic of Moldova
Romania
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkiye
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
supranational
Timeline of events
Council of Europe adopted recommendation on online safety and empowerment of users and content creators
On 8 April 2026, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted a recommendation on online safety and the empowerment of users and content creators. The recommendation calls on Member States to adopt legal frameworks, based on available…
SourceEvent type
declaration
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government