Austria: Online content moderation in Communication Platforms Act
Progress
Current status
in force
01 Jan 2021 in force
Scope
Implementers
Austria
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Implemented Communication Platforms Act including online content moderation
On 1 January 2021, the Austrian Communication Platforms Act entered into force. The Act requires online social media platforms with more than 100’000 users and annual revenue of at least EUR 500’000 to establish an effective and transparent procedur…
Event type
law
Action type
implementation
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament