Germany: Introduced Bill relating to criminal protection of personality rights against deepfakes
Description
Introduced Bill relating to criminal protection of personality rights against deepfakes
On 5 July 2024, the Federal Council of Germany (Bundesrat) introduced a draft law aimed at the criminal protection of personality rights against deepfakes to the German Federal Parliament. The draft law creates a new criminal offense named the viola…
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