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Austria: Consultation opened on hate speech law including platform liability

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Consultation opened on hate speech law including platform liability

A consultation has been opened on a proposal by the Ministry of Justice of an online hate speech law which includes take-down regulation and provider liability in case of non-compliance. The consultation closes on 15 October 2020.

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2020-09-03
in consultation

A consultation has been opened on a proposal by the Ministry of Justice of an online hate speech la…

2020-10-15
processing consultation

A consultation on a proposal by the Ministry of Justice of an online hate speech law which includes…

2020-11-18
under deliberation

The Law to Combat Hate in the Internet (German: Hass-im-Netz-Bekämpfungs-Gesetz) has been introduce…

2020-12-10
under deliberation

The Law to Combat Hate in the Internet (German: Hass-im-Netz-Bekämpfungs-Gesetz) has been passed by…

2020-12-17
adopted

The Law to Combat Hate in the Internet (German: Hass-im-Netz-Bekämpfungs-Gesetz) has been approved …

2021-01-01
in force

The Law to Combat Hate in the Internet (German: Hass-im-Netz-Bekämpfungs-Gesetz) has entered into f…