Germany: German government publishes draft law on EU digital single market directive
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German government publishes draft law on EU digital single market directive
The German federal government adopts a draft law for the national implementation of the EU`s digital single market directive. The German law includes the copyright responsibility of upload platforms for the content uploaded by their users. In order …
Scope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2021-03-09
under deliberation
2021-03-26
under deliberation
2021-05-20
adopted
2021-06-07
in force
Key regulatory dimensions
Regulated subjects
The businesses, government agencies or individuals affected by this policy or regulatory change.
producer / supplier
1
Type
Private organisation
Economic activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Category
All
Policy change by business practice
The detailed activities within the scope of this policy or regulatory change.
user content: any format: hosting: other form
Regulatory tool
Content flagging mechanism requirement
Sanctions
Regulated subjects
1