Spain: Supreme Court ruling on social media users responsibility for offensive comments by third parties on their profile
Progress
Current status
in force
03 Nov 2022 in force
Scope
Implementers
Spain
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
national
Timeline of events
Issued Supreme Court ruling holding social media users accountable for third-parties comments on their profile
On 3 November 2022, the Spanish Supreme Court issued a decision (case 997/2021) establishing that social media users are accountable for not removing offensive comments made by other users on their profiles. The case centred around the responsibilit…
Event type
civil lawsuit
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court