Progress

Current status
adopted
26 Mar 2024 adopted
13 Mar 2024 under deliberation
19 Dec 2023 under deliberation
15 Dec 2023 under deliberation
03 Oct 2023 under deliberation
21 Jun 2023 under deliberation
16 Sep 2022 under 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
User speech right
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
other service provider
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
legislature
executive
Government Body
parliament
central government
Implementation Level
supranational

Timeline of events

26 Mar 2024
adopted

Adopted European Media Freedom Act including user speech right by Council

On 26 March 2024, the Council of the European Union adopted the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), which aims to increase and promote transparency regarding media ownership while introducing safeguards for editorial independence and media pluralism.…

Source
Event type law
Action type adoption
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
13 Mar 2024
under deliberation

Passed European Media Freedom Act including user speech right by EU Parliament

On 13 March 2024, the European Parliament passed the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), which aims to increase and promote transparency regarding media ownership while introducing safeguards for editorial independence and media pluralism. The EMFA i…

Source
Event type law
Action type passage
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
19 Dec 2023
under deliberation

Endorsed European Media Freedom Act by Member States’ EU Ambassadors including user speech right

On 19 January 2024, EU member states’ EU ambassadors endorsed the provisional agreement reached by the Council and the European Parliament on the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), which aims to increase and promote transparency regarding media owne…

Source
Event type law
Action type passage
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
15 Dec 2023
under deliberation

Reached EU Council and Parliament political agreement on the European Media Freedom Act including user speech right

On 15 December 2023, the Council of the European Union (EU) and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), which aims to increase and promote transparency regarding media ownership while introd…

Source
Event type law
Action type passage
Government branch executive
Government body central government
03 Oct 2023
under deliberation

Issued EU Parliament position on European Media Freedom Act including user speech right

On 3 October 2023, the European Parliament adopted its position on the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), which aims to increase and promote transparency regarding media ownership while introducing safeguards for editorial independence and media plu…

Source
Event type law
Action type passage
Government branch executive
Government body central government
21 Jun 2023
under deliberation

Adopted Council general approach on Media Freedom Act including user speech right

On 21 June 2023, the Council of the European Union adopted its general approach on the Media Freedom Act Act (EMFA), including content moderation regulation. The EMFA would, among other things, introduce safeguards against the “unjustified removal”…

Source
Event type law
Action type passage
Government branch legislature
Government body central government
16 Sep 2022
under deliberation

Proposed Media Freedom Act including user speech right

On 16 September 2022, the European Commission proposed the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA). The EMFA would, among other things, introduce safeguards against the “unjustified removal” of content produced by media services providers that meets the “…

Source
Event type law
Action type introduction
Government branch legislature
Government body central government