Content Regulation in the European Union

Illegal and (lawful, but) harmful content - most notably hate speech and fake news, but also violent videos, copyright infringement, or child pornography - is a crucial problem on digital platforms like Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Twitter. The EU's 2022 Digital Services Act aims at tackling this problem by introducing an updated horizontal framework for all categories of content and activities on intermediary services. This raises several questions. How far do - national and European - free sp ...