Switzerland: Ruling on deletion of a comment by the SRG
Progress
Current status
in force
29 Nov 2022 in force
Scope
Implementers
Switzerland
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
User speech right
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Supreme court issues judgment allowing legal challenges against removal of comments by SRG
On 29 November 2022, the Swiss federal supreme court (Bundesgericht) ruled that the deletion of a comment on an editorial post by the national radio and television company (Schweizerische Radio- und Fernsehgesellschaft (SRG)) on one of their online …
SourceEvent type
civil lawsuit
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court