Council of Europe: Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers adopted recommendation on online safety and empowerment of users and content creators

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Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers adopted recommendation on online safety and empowerment of users and content creators

On 8 April 2026, the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers adopted a recommendation on online safety and the empowerment of users and content creators. The recommendation calls on Member States to adopt legal frameworks, based on available evid…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
bi- or plurilateral agreement
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2025-06-04
under deliberation

On 4 June 2025, the Council of Europe's Steering Committee on Media and Information Society publish…

2025-06-27
in consultation

On 27 June 2025, the Council of Europe's Steering Committee on Media and Information Society opened…

2025-08-08
processing consultation

On 8 August 2025, the Council of Europe's Steering Committee on Media and Information Society close…

2026-04-08
adopted

On 8 April 2026, the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers adopted a recommendation on online …