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Federal Act establishing civil legal and civil procedural measures to combat hate on the Internet (Combating Hate on the Internet Act)

Notification Number:

2020/0547/A (Austria)

Date received:

02/09/2020

End of Standstill:

03/12/2020 (closed)

Draft Text:

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Impact assessment:

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Message 002

Communication from the Commission - TRIS/(2020) 03220
Directive (EU) 2015/1535
Translation of the message 001
Notification: 2020/0547/A

No abre el plazo - Nezahajuje odklady - Fristerne indledes ikke - Kein Fristbeginn - Viivituste perioodi ei avata - Καμμία έναρξη προθεσμίας - Does not open the delays - N'ouvre pas de délais - Non fa decorrere la mora - Neietekmē atlikšanu - Atidėjimai nepradedami - Nem nyitja meg a késéseket - Ma’ jiftaħx il-perijodi ta’ dawmien - Geen termijnbegin - Nie otwiera opóźnień - Não inicia o prazo - Neotvorí oneskorenia - Ne uvaja zamud - Määräaika ei ala tästä - Inleder ingen frist - Не се предвижда период на прекъсване - Nu deschide perioadele de stagnare - Nu deschide perioadele de stagnare.

(MSG: 202003220.EN)
1. MSG 002 IND 2020 0547 A EN 02-09-2020 A NOTIF

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3A. Bundesministerium für Digitalisierung und Wirtschaftsstandort
Abteilung III/8
A-1010 Wien, Stubenring 1
Telefon +43-1/71100 805210
E-Mail: not9834@bmdw.gv.at

3B. Bundesministerium für Justiz
Sektion I
A-1070 Wien, Museumstraße 7
Telefon +43-1/52152
E-Mail: team.z@bmj.gv.at

4. 2020/0547/A - SERV60

5. Federal Act establishing civil legal and civil procedural measures to combat hate on the Internet (Combating Hate on the Internet Act)

6. Host service providers

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8. Serious infringements of personal rights on social media platforms on the Internet represent an increasing challenge in terms of social and legal policy. The threshold for perpetration is low, while the effect on the victims is often massive and lasting. The available civil legal protection sometimes takes too long in serious cases, especially when the infringing content is visible and accessible to many users.
This draft Federal Act, establishing civil legal and civil procedural measures to combat hate on the Internet (Combating Hate on the Internet Act) aims to remedy this unsatisfactory situation with civil legal and civil procedural measures. On the one hand, the basis of claims, capacity to sue and be sued as well as the balancing of interests in the enforcement of personal rights are expressly anchored in substantive law. On the other hand, a new civil procedural mandate procedure to combat hate on the Internet is being introduced. This is intended to remove hate posts that violate human dignity from the electronic communication network as quickly as possible.

9. Even in accordance with the current legal situation, a court order aimed at removing illegal content may also be directed towards a host service provider. The host service provider may already be obliged to disclose the name and address of an infringing party. The new procedural measures refer to these obligations. The new rapid procedure for the removal of hate posts can therefore also be directed towards the host service provider if they have been extrajudicially warned beforehand. The procedure for disclosing names and addresses has been simplified.

10. No basic text(s) available

11. No

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13. No

14. No

15. Yes

16. TBT aspect

No - the draft has no significant impact on international trade.

SPS aspect

No - the draft has no significant impact on international trade.

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email: grow-dir2015-1535-central@ec.europa.eu

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