The recent amendment of the Media Act has lead to a further inflation of the disclosure duties which intensifies the problem of information overload.

Das Landesgericht Düsseldorf kommt zum Ergebnis, dass die beschriebenen Social Plug-ins zumindest durch die Verwendung der IP-Adresse personenbezogene Daten der Nutzer verarbeiten.

On July 1 2012 an amendment to the Media Act was introduced that extended the duties of disclosure for website and newsletter providers.