Switzerland: Swiss Federal Chancellery published Popular Initiative for Protection of Fundamental Rights and Democracy in Digital Space (Internet Initiative)

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Swiss Federal Chancellery published Popular Initiative for Protection of Fundamental Rights and Democracy in Digital Space (Internet Initiative)

On 2 March 2026, the Swiss Federal Chancellery announced the federal popular initiative "For the Protection of Fundamental Rights and Democracy in the Digital Space (Internet Initiative)". The initiative seeks to amend the Federal Constitution by ad…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, ML and AI development, search service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2026-03-02
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On 2 March 2026, the Swiss Federal Chancellery announced the federal popular initiative "For the Pr…