Germany: Publication of draft extremism and hate crime law including reporting duty for platforms
Description
Publication of draft extremism and hate crime law including reporting duty for platforms
The German Cabinet publishes the draft of the extremism and hate crime law, which introduces several reporting and disclosure duties for certain digital platforms in case of criminal content. The duty applies to platforms with over 2 million users r…
Scope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
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2020-02-19
under deliberation
2020-06-18
adopted
2021-04-03
in grace period