HungarySmtv. (Press Freedom and Media Content Act), Section 20/A, Policy on Unlawful Reader Comments
2010. évi CIV. törvény a sajtószabadságról és a médiatartalmak alapvető szabályairól, 20/A. §
In force since .
A notice and action rule binding private bodies.
- Obligation class
- Governance, Disclosure
As of .
What it requires
- If you are an internet press publisher that lets readers comment on your press content, on an interface you edit or on an online platform another party operates, adopt a policy on the procedure you apply after publication against unlawful comments, apply an effective solution in line with it, and publish the policy (Section 20/A(1)).
What this law does
Section 20/A(1) requires an internet press publisher that allows readers to comment on its press content, on the interface it edits or on an online platform operated by another, to adopt a policy on the procedure to be applied after publication against unlawful comments and to apply an effective solution in line with it. Section 20/A(1) also requires the publisher to publish the policy.
Section 20/A(2) has the Media Council (Médiatanács) publish a recommendation on the adequacy of the policies and the effectiveness of the solutions. Section 20/A(3) has the Office of the National Media and Infocommunications Authority check the adequacy of the policies and the effectiveness of the solutions in the exercise of its official powers. Section 6 of Act LXXVIII of 2024, which inserted Section 20/A, provides that the Act takes effect on .
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