New content moderation rules in Germany: flexibility for community standards and justice by procedure

Written By

simon hembt Module
Dr. Simon Hembt

Counsel
Germany

Counsel for IP, Copyright, and Industry Regulation – Specialising in Artificial Intelligence, Digital Media, and Games.

The German Federal Supreme Court confirms in its latest “hate speech”-judgements that platforms have the right to set their own frameworks for user communication in their community standards.

As a result, platforms can prohibit content below the threshold of criminal liability to create a respectful debate and advertising environment for their users. At the same time, user interests must be safeguarded through content moderation by procedure. These seminal judgements set a legal framework applicable to all content sharing platforms.

Read the full article

Latest insights

More Insights
Curiosity line green background

UK government announces £63 million EV investment package

3 minutes Jul 16 2025

Read More
featured image

Towards a circular economy for all batteries: key points of the new European Regulation

3 minutes Jul 15 2025

Read More
Curiosity line blue background

Full Steam Ahead: After Stablecoins, Hong Kong Moves to Regulate Virtual Asset Dealing and Custody

Jul 15 2025

Read More