Germany: Introduction of draft amendment of NetzDG increasing user rights into parliament

The German parliament started the debate on amending the NetzDG to increase user rights based on the government`s draft bill.

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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2020-04-01

under deliberation

The German Cabinet publishes its proposal for an amendment of the Netzwerkdurchsetzungsgesetz, whic…

2020-05-06

under deliberation

The German parliament started the debate on amending the NetzDG to increase user rights based on th…

2021-05-06

adopted

The German Bundestag adopts the revised version of the Netzwerkdurchsetzungsgesetz as proposed by t…

2021-06-28

in grace period

The amendment of the NetzDG enters into force on 28 June 2021, following the publication of the law…

2022-02-01

in force

On 1 February 2022, the enhanced duty of reporting illegal content, which includes adding a timesta…