European Union: Lawsuit concerning temporal scope of Article 3 of European Media Freedom Act (Orban v 24.hu Szerkesztosege, Case C-843/24)
Progress
Current status
in force
21 May 2026 in force
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
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
supranational
Timeline of events
Court of Justice of the European Union issued ruling finding that Article 3 of European Media Freedom Act does not apply ratione temporis to press rectification disputes predating 8 November 2024
On 21 May 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a preliminary ruling in Orban v 24. hu Szerkesztosege, referred by the Budapest-Capital Regional Court, Hungary. The case arose from a press article published in Hungary on 17 …
Event type
civil lawsuit
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court