Germany: Implemented Second Law amending the Youth Protection Act including service access restrictions
Description
Implemented Second Law amending the Youth Protection Act including service access restrictions
On 1 May 2021, the Second Law amending the Youth Protection Act, including service access restrictions, was implemented. In particular, the Law requires online service providers with over 1 million users in Germany to implement technical measures to enable age verification for user-generated audiovisual content that was self-rated as appropriate for users over 18 years.
Original sourceScope
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, streaming service provider, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2020-10-16
under deliberation
2021-03-26
adopted