Austria's Draft Communication Platform Act – A Summary

On 3 September 2020, the Austrian government introduced a draft of its long-anticipated Communication Platform Act (‘Kommunikationsplattformen-Gesetz', KoPI-G), aimed at protected users of digital forums and social media platforms from falling victim to online hate speech. Modelled after the German network Enforcement Act (‘Netzdurchsetzunggesetz', NetzDG), which received parliamentary approval in June 2017, the new regulations would, if passed, facilitate access to reporting and enforcement mechanisms, promote the transparent handling of such accounts and offer innovative ways for the monitoring and immediate treatment of the practices falling under its purview.

Which Communication Platforms are affected