Switzerland: Federal Council opened consultation on Federal Law on Communications Platforms and Search Engines including local operations requirement
Description
Federal Council opened consultation on Federal Law on Communications Platforms and Search Engines including local operations requirement
On 29 October 2025, the Federal Council opened a consultation on the Federal Law on Communications Platforms and Search Engines until 16 February 2026. The Law would apply to search engine providers and user-generated content platforms whose service…
Scope
Policy Area
Other operating conditions
Policy Instrument
Local operations requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: e-commerce, other service provider, search service provider, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2023-04-05
under deliberation
2025-10-29
in consultation