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On 28 September 2017, the European Commission issued a Communication entitled “Tackling Illegal Content Online - Towards an enhanced responsibility of online platforms”. The Communication follows the Commission’s Communication on a Digital Single Market Strategy for Europe, which included creating a fit-for-purpose regulatory environment for platforms (see IRIS 2015-6/3, 2015-10/4, and 2017-7). This new Communication aims to provide guidelines and principles for online platforms in the fight against illegal content, including incitement to terrorism, illegal hate speech, child sexual abuse material,...

Turkey has been in a state of emergency since the attempted military coup that occurred in July 2016. Many Government decrees have been adopted following the event. The Cabinet announced a new Decree consisting of seven chapters and 76 articles. The sixth chapter of the Decree has brought several changes to the Law on the Establishment of Radio and Television Enterprises and their Media Services, which were indicated in five articles. One of the most significant changes is related to the jurisprudence of the Republic of Turkey over the channels that are not located in Turkey, but are broadcast...

On 8 May 2017, Ofcom determined that “ITV News” was in breach of Rule 1.3 of Ofcom’s Broadcasting Code by showing a graphic clip from a well-known film as part of its obituary of actor John Hurt during their morning bulletin (when children were likely to form part of the audience). Notably, the decision resulted in ITV amending its Compliance Manual, and provides guidance on news programming content pre-watershed. “ITV News” is produced for the ITV network by ITN (Independent Television News), which also ensures compliance with Ofcom’s rules relating to news broadcasts. On the morning of 28 January...

On 7 September 2017, the National Audiovisual Regulatory Authority (Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel - “the CSA”) published its position on the reform of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (“the AVMSD”). Following the adoption of a proposal to amend the Directive on 25 May 2016, the European Parliament and the EU Council issued a report and its general approach in April and May 2017, respectively, opening the way for a series of informal “trilogues” that should result in a revised directive being adopted in the coming months. The CSA called for ambitious compromises and a rapid conclusion...

With the development of transmission techniques allowing ever faster access to the Internet, the telecoms world has seen unprecedented upheaval in recent years. In 2014, the Federal Council published a report on this trend, presenting the current state of the Swiss telecoms market. The report covered developments in international roaming, the protection of consumers and young people, and the neutrality of the Internet. The Federal Council noted that many issues were not adequately provided for in the current legislation, and that it therefore needed to be revised. The Federal Council then drew...