Germany: Issued ruling upholding order blocking access to three Cyprus-based platforms displaying mature content over non-compliance with age verification obligation
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Issued ruling upholding order blocking access to three Cyprus-based platforms displaying mature content over non-compliance with age verification obligation
On 8 September 2022, the Higher Administrative Court for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia dismissed an appeal of the order blocking access to three Cyprus-based platforms displaying mature content over non-compliance with age verification obligation.
Original sourceScope
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2020-06-05
under deliberation
2021-11-30
in force
2022-09-08
in force