Switzerland: Federal Council opened consultation on Federal Law on Communications Platforms and Search Engines including content moderation regulation
Description
Federal Council opened consultation on Federal Law on Communications Platforms and Search Engines including content moderation regulation
On 29 October 2025, the Federal Council opened a consultation on the draft Federal Law on Communications Platforms and Search Engines, which includes content moderation regulation, until 16 February 2026. The Law would apply to search engine provide…
Scope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
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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2021-11-17
under deliberation
2023-04-05
under deliberation
2025-10-29
in consultation