Germany: Adopted Act to Improve Enforcement of the Law in Social Networks (Network Enforcement Act/NetzDG) including content moderation regulation

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Adopted Act to Improve Enforcement of the Law in Social Networks (Network Enforcement Act/NetzDG) including content moderation regulation

On 1 January 2018, the Act to Improve Enforcement of the Law in Social Networks (Network Enforcement Act/NetzDG) including content moderation regulation, entered into force. The Act requires online platforms with over 2 million users in the Federal …

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2017-05-16
under deliberation

On 16 May 2017, the Act to Improve Enforcement of the Law in Social Networks (Network Enforcement A…

2017-07-07
adopted

On 1 January 2018, the Act to Improve Enforcement of the Law in Social Networks (Network Enforcemen…

2018-01-01
in force

On 1 January 2018, the Act to Improve Enforcement of the Law in Social Networks (Network Enforcemen…