Switzerland: Federal Council closes consultation on Federal Law on Communications Platforms and Search Engines including user rights
Description
Federal Council closes consultation on Federal Law on Communications Platforms and Search Engines including user rights
On 16 February 2026, the Federal Council closes its consultation on the Federal Law on Communications Platforms and Search Engines. The Law would apply to search engine providers and user-generated content platforms whose services are used by at lea…
Scope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
User speech right
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
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2023-04-05
under deliberation
2025-10-29
in consultation